THE HISTORX OF DRAHATIC ACTIVITIES AT CENTRAL MICHIGAX COLLEGE OF EDUCATION FROM 1892 TO 1950 BY Joan Donner Bush M A THESIS Submitted to the Sonool of Graduate Studies of Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS Department of Speech, Dramatics, and Radio Education July 1351 a1 1,-3.8 k FIGURE 1 £9.13 430.99. "by Sophocles June Pl, 1909 Tne Woodland Theatre (Picture from tne Chippewa, 1910) srfi'V?-”r r1“.n «mime: ‘ [at {new}. 6. ACKII OWLE DGELE N TS Thanks are due to many people for the completion of this thesis. Thank you to Mr. Donald 0. Buell, wh supervised long, but pleasant hours of work on its creation and who gave so much of his time and of himself to keep me going. Thank you to Dr. Donald Hayworth for much helpful advice and time freely given in the final readings, to Mr. Stuart Chenoweth, the other third of my thesis committee, and to Dr. Wilson B. Paul and all the other members of the Michigan State College Department of Speech, Dramatics and Radio Education for making this year spent at Michigan State such a pleasant one. Thanks are also given to others not on Michigan State's campus: To Mrs. Ira A. Beddow, who wrote of her late husband's early work at Central Michigan Normal School, to Mrs. C. C. Barnes, who wrote of her years of connection with the dramatic activities at Central, to Dr. Rolland Maybee, Head of the History Department, Central Michigan College of Education, Who kindly gave me access to his private collections of programs, to Dean Emeritus Bertha M. Ronan, for help in contacting Central alumni, to the staff of the Central Michigan College Library, who let me wander at will among the library stacks, to the Isabella County .1l22é.§2!§ staff, who made available the early files of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, newspapers and to all who by a word here and there aided and spurred on my research. Many thanks are here eXpressed to Mrs. Leon McDermott and Mrs. Edwin Lucas for spending many hours at the type- writer. Lastly, thanks are given to my parents, whose patience with my whims and ordeals made this thesis possible. DEDICATION To Fred R. Bush, Director Of Dramatics, Central Michigan College of Education, who has built a live and growing theatre in the college and in the hearts of his students-- To Fred R. Bush, my father, who has helped to write this thesis with his faith in me, this thesis is lovingly dedicated. TABLE 2F CCNTENTS RAPTER INTRODUCTION II. A BACKGROUND OF CENTRAL HIS ICIN COLLEGE OF EDUCATICN AND OF TEE LEVEL CPI-IENT OF TT-E DEPARTL-ENT CF JRATA AND ITS ACTIVITIES IN TIE CCLLEGE SI-NCE 1892 DRAKATIC ACTIVITIES FROM 1892 THROUGH THE SPRING OF 1906 DRAMATIC ACTIVITIES FROM THE FALL or 1906 TO THE FIRE or DECZIEER 7, 1975 III. DRAMATIC ACTIVITIES FRCm 19 6 TO TEE SEEING OF 1959 AND THE RETIRELI'T CF lRCFE SSOR IbA A. BEDDOW IV. THE TfJIATIC ACTIVITIES UNDER THE (TTfN OF F1_ED Rm PUSH If h T} E F: LL CE 1939 TEROUCH T-E SINIII \J CF 1950 EIBLIOGRATEY AP P EN DIX A COPIES OF PROGRANS FOR EAJCR PRODUCTIONS FROM 1906 TO 1950 APPENDIX B TABLE I. SERIES OF TABLES xejor productions from 1939—1940 to 1949-1950 16 VJ El 89 201 TAELE II. Analysis of the Annual High School One-Act Play Festival for 1940-1941 and 1947-1950 917 TABLE III. Analysis of the Annual Freshmsn Cne- Act Plsy Festivrl for 1946-1950 219 TABLE IV. Statements of Income End Erpense from 1959-1940 to 1949-1950 220 TABLE V. Drsmptic S-fison Analysis of tbs Nunber of Plays Pressntei, Number of Perforfisncss, Numbpr of Persons Concernefl in Proiuction end A; rovlmste Audience Attendance from 1939 to 1950 221 APPENDIX C T'IAJOR PRODUCTICNS mom 1909 TO 1950 2.94 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FIGURE 1. Aggiggne, by Sophocles. 2. Ira A. Beddow. 3. Rehearsal Scene, Woodland Theatre. 4. Ira A. Beddor, 1936. 5. Fred R. Bush. 6. The Royal Family, by Edna Feroer and George S. Kaufman. FOLLOWING PAGE Frontice 15 33 53 6O 66 INTRODUCTION A BACKGROUND OF CENTRAL MICRIGAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND OF TLE DEVELOPMENT OF TEE DEPARIRENT OF DhAhA AND ITS ACTIVITIES IN THE COLLEGE SINCE 1992 INTRODUCTION A BACKGROUND OF CENTRAL MICHIGAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA AND ITS ACTIVITIES IN THE COLLEGE SINCE 1892 Although the Central Michigan College of Education is a young school in comparison with some of the other Michigan colleges and universities, its progress has been steady and its growth marked. From an Opening enrollment in 1892 of thirty-one students, with a faculty of eight and an 1893 class of twenty graduating with a certificate allowing them to teach in Michigan rural schools,1 the college has developed into a state institution with an average enrollment of five thousand students, a faculty of one-hundred and fifty-four full time teachers,2 and 1 Central Michigan College of Education Bulletin, 1947-48. (THIS Bulletin is not to BE confused WItH_the Central Normal BulIetin which is mentioned below, but is e co legs catangue announcing the course offerings for each school year.) 2 Figures obtained from a questionnaire sent to Central Michigan College by the Encyclopedia Americana, Personnel Office, Central Michigan College of Education. Figures as of September 8, 1950. Enrollment figures in- clude undergraduate and graduate students on campus and members enrolled in Extension courses off campus for Fall and Spring Semesters and Summer Session. iii a graduating class of 584 in June of 1951.3 This gradu- ating class received the degrees of bachelor of arts, bachelor of science and bachelor of music. The college had its simple beginnings when a group of Mt. Pleasant citizens undertook to promote the second normal school in Michigan. They decided to Open a normal school and business institute in one of the local business buildings. On July 1, 1892 Th2 Isabella County Enterprise announced that "Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute is the name of the new venture at Mt. Pleasant. Professor C. F. R. Bellows has been chosen president ... a fact which will give the school standing from the start".4 The first classes were held in temporary quarters in a down town business building and started on September 13, 1892. Led by Professor Bellows there was a faculty of eight and a total enrollment of thirty-one. That community interest was high is evidenced by the fact that funds were raised for a building and "The Old Main Building“, as it came to be called, was built and ready for dedication at. the first commencement held in June of 1893.5 For the 3 _antral Michigan Life, June 13, 1951. 4 Isabella County Enterprise (Mt. Pleasant Michi- igan), July ’7, 1892. ' 5 Bulletin, 92. cit., June 7, 1893. iv first years the community continued to support the school. Money was raised by such means as the auctioning of land near the school.6 That the support of the school must have been a sacrifice for the citizens of Mt. Pleasant might be concluded from the struggles of Professor Bellows to bring the school under state control. Success in this venture came on June 3, 1895, when Governor John T. Rich signed the Normal Bill placing the Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute under state control as the Central State Normal School.7 From then on, under the able leadership of President Bellows and others who have followed, the progress has been steady. By 1902 the Two- Year Certificate, qualifying the holder to teach in the Michigan public schools and to enter four-year colleges and universities in advanced standing, was granted. From 1902 to the First World War, Central continued to grow. New departments were added, courses of study were broad- ened and strengthened.8 The campus acquired new builde ings. The original building was remodeled and two new 6 Enterprise, 22. cit., June 7, 1893. 7 Northwestern Trubune (Mt. Pleasant, Michigan) June 7, 1895. 8 Central Michigan College of Education Bulletin 1947-194s.—_" ' "" ' v wings were added in 1901. A Training School building was built in 1902, a central heating plant in 1905, a gymnasium in 1908 and a science and agriculture building in 1915. _In 1908 Principal Charles T. Grawn (1900—1918) became Presi- dent Grawn. By World War I the faculty had increased to forty—four with a student body of over 450. At the same time the bachelor of arts degree was granted and the curric- ulum increased to a four-year program. In 1927 the bachelor of science degree was granted and in that year Central State Normal School became Central State Teacher's College. In 1934 pro-professional courses were added to the curriculum. In 1938 came a graduate division in education working under the supervision of the University of Michigan in which a student could take two-thirds of his graduate work towards the Masters Degree in education at Central State. In 1941 the title of the college was again changed to the present reading of Central Michigan College of Education and over the last ten years the improvement of the physical plant, the increase in enrollment, the addition of nationally recognized educators has brought the college high recogni— tion in the state and in the nation.9 The college 9 Bulletin, 920 Cite pp. 25-260 vi has been a member of the American Association of Teacher's Colleges since 1925 and of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools since 1928. At the present time the student enrollment is approximately 5,000; the faculty numbers 154; the campus plant is valued at $10,ooo,ooo.oo.10 From the very beginning of the college there has been an interest in literary and dramatic activities. As has already been stated, the purpose of this study is to gather the scattered historical notes and records of the dramatic activities of the school into a chronological history. Once again the record of progress is clear out. From an occa- sional early reference in the local newspapers to a program of dramatic readings presented.by a class or club there has develOped a department of drama with the department of general speech offering some twenty hours of semester credit, Operating four producing organizations, presenting 21 plays in 62 performances each season to an audience of 13,500, utilizing the services of 458 students.11 10 Cf. Ante. Introduction, p. l, footnote number 2. 11 Annual Dramatics Report sent by Professor Fred R. Bush to the president's office. 1951. vii The deve10pment of this department could be divided into three periods: 1) the 1892 to 1906 period in which there was no organized dramatic effort within the school curriculum; 2) the 1906 to 1939 period when Professor Ira A. Beddow was the head of the department which went under such names as the Department of Reading and EXpression (1906), the-Department of Reading and Public Speaking (1912- 1917), the Department of Reading and Speech (1917-1939); and 3) the 1939-- period under the direction of Professor Fred R. Bush, during which time the department became the Department of speech and Drama in 1948.12 The records show that the first formal courses in dramatics were offered in 1910 under the general title of Dramatic Reading. The purpose of Dramatic Reading I was in The study of selected plays and their prepara- tion for presentation on the stage. The course is for students who wish to gain power in interpreting the drama as a stage performance, and for those who wish to be able to train children for the presenta- tion of simple plays.13 Dramatic Reading II had as its purpose the preparation and '...the presentation on the stage in the Normal Woods of some great play..."14 12 College catalogues from 1911 through 1951. 13 Central State Normal School Yearbook, 1910. 14 Loc. cit. viii By 1917 Dramatic Reading I and II had become Drama- tic Reading 102 and 103, both offering one unit of credit and retaining the sgme purposes.15 In 1918 a course in the Reading of Modern Plays, Speech 106, was offered.16 By 1925 Dramatic Reading 103 had come to be known as Play Production 103 but was the same course.17 In 1926 a class in Shakespearian Reading, Speech 114, was organized.18 In the 1929 catalogue Speech 102 appeared as Speech 202, Speech 103 as Speech 403, Speech 106 as Speech 306 and Speech 114 as Speech 411. With the ever continuing addi- tion of classes the numbers and names of the classes changed. At present writing there are still two producing classes in the drama curriculum: 1) Speech 201, Play Pro- duction, 4 hours, Fall Semester and 2) Speech 401, Advanced Play Production, 4 hours, Spring Semester. These courses are augmented by courses in Modern Theatre (Speech 301), a course dealing with current Broadway activity, Acting 15 Central Michigan Normal School Yearbook, 1917- 1918, p. 857" ‘ 16 Ibid., 1919-1919, pp. 95, 96. 17 Ibid., 1925-1926, pp. 108-110. 18 Ibid., 1926-1927, p. 105. ix (Speech 321), History of the Theatre (Speech 425, 426) a summer course in Theatre Production (Speech 221)19 a Travel Course in Theatre (Speech 225) and a summer theatre at the Lake Michigan Playhouse, Grand Haven, Michigan, offering duplication of these courses. There are extra-curricular producing organizations, which come under the supervision of the department in the two campus clubs, The Masquers, organized in 1934, and Kappa Theta Cast of Alpha Psi Omega, Nat ional Dramatics Fraternity, organized in 1946. For the purpose of organization in this thesis, the second period from 1906 to 1939 will be divided into two chapters. The year chosen for a dividing point was 1925. On December 7 of that year fire completely destroyed the old main building, thus destroying the indoor theatre facilities of the school.20 A new building containing a new auditorium was built and dedicated shortly afterward in 1928. While the dramatic program remained much the same, there was of necessity some change. - 19 Central Michi n College 3; Education Bulletin 1949-1950, —pp—. 27-275? m“ —‘ ' 20 Central Michigan Normal Life, December 9, 1925. This fire was one of two factors which directly concern the writing of this thesis in the problem of re- search. The building which burned housed the administra— tive offices with all the records and the college library with many of the early campus publications. This library was completely destroyed, but some of the early publica- tions have been replaced from private collections. Aca- demic records were kept in a fireproof safe, but in the fire one of the main beams fell on the safe, breaking in one corner, and '...all records previous to 1907 were destroyed."21 Some of these records, however, were re- stored and are safeguarded and organized into materials known as "The Fire File”. This record is by no means complete and many of the names appearing in the newspaper accounts of activities cannot be traced. The second factor of interest in writing this thesis is the fact that Central Michigan College was fortunate in having only two directors who have guided the program of drama over so many years. The pioneer work of the late Professor Beddow is worthy of a thesis study itself. The author is grateful to Mrs. Beddow for furnishing personal 21 Central Normal Life, January 13, 1926. xi information of Mr. Beddow's productive years. The records kept by Professor Bush since 1939 have made the task of investigation much simpler. The records of the first three chapters have been gathered from the local newspapers of the period and from the college publications available, and from personal interviews of graduates who were active as participants and spectators during the periods. With this background information, the curtain is ready to rise on the first meager beginnings of dramatics at Central Michigan Normal School in the year 1892. CHAPTER I DRANATIC ACTIVITIES FROM 1892 THROUGH ThE SPRING OF 1906 CHAPTER I DRAMATIC ACTIVITIES FROM 1892 THROUGH THE SPRING OF 1906 As was stated in the Introduction, the first period in the history of dramatic activities was one of unorganized dramatic effort. During this period there was no department which had.as a part of the course work the teaching of the dramatic art. Any activity of that nature was either pro- duced by student groups as an extra-curricular undertaking; or, as was sometimes the case, appeared as part of a litera- ture course. The records show that formal dramatic events on the campus were not numerous. There were no school news publications until 1905 when the first Central Normal Bulletin was published.1 A c0py of the Central State Normal School catalogue for 1895 is in the Central Michigan College library. There was no evidence of an earlier catalogue; but the volume number of the Central State Normal School Quarterlprear Book for 1913 is Volume 19, which would indicate that a year book of this sort was published as early as 1894. Most of these early catalogues and Bulletins were destroyed in the 1925 fire, and while some have been replaced with gifts of private collectors, the files are still incomplete. 1 Central Normal Bulletin, Volume I, number 7, August, 1905. 3 Thus the material for the portions of this chapter covering the years from 1892 through 1904 was obtained from two local Mt. Pleasant Michigan newspapers, The Isabella County Enterprise and The North Western Tribune, both week— ly papers. The Entegprise was used for reference from February 5, 1892 to December 16, 1904. The Tribune was’ used for reference from January 5, 1894 to June 29, 1906. The records for the first two or three years showed no activity in the field of dramatics on the school campus. The students whose interest lay in that direction could turn to the local Opera House which brought to its stage through the years such actors as John Dillon in A M Husband (1992),2 Walker Whiteside in Hamlet (1894),3 William 9. Hart in 313 Lady 5533 £29.15! (1695),4 John Griffith in Macbeth (1903),5 and William Owen in school for Scandal (1905).6 2 Isabella Count Enterprise (Mt. Pleasant, Michi- gan), October914, 1892. 3 North Western Tribune (Mt. Pleasant, Michigan), November 23 ,I991. 4 Ibid., April 12, 1895. 5 Ibid., January 2, 1903. 6 L00. Sit. 4 That there was interest in such programs might be conclud- ed. from the immediate organization of a Normal Lecture Course. .222 Isabella County Enterprise announced on Octo- ber 27, 1893 that 'A Normal Lecture Course is in prospect. The design is to organize the course as an integral part of the general work of the school year."7 In 1894 the first record of student participation in dramatic activity appeared in the paper. This was a brief notation in the Tribune that "The drama being pre- pared under the supervision of Frank McNamara is announced for Friday, March 30th."8 Records showed no further announcements concerning this event; and Frank McNamara's record was not to be found in the "Fire File" mentioned above. A The B. K. M. K. Literary Society was formed in October of 1895. The records gave no specific meaning for these letters nor any indications of its membership. Personal interviews with students attending the Normal 7 News item in the Isabella County Enterprise (Mt. Pleasant, Michigan), October EV, I993} 8 “Normal Notes” in the North Western Tribune (Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, February 23,I1894. 5 close to that time produced no results.9 However, the activities of this club have been recorded by the local papers to some extent. Among the activities of the liter- ary society was the presentation of “scenes". At the first meeting on October 25, 1895 they presented "The Actors in the Scene“. Their second meeting took place in January of 1896 at which time their program included, “Scene-~High Society of Inquiry.'10 That these scenes were presented only for the members of the literary society is likely, for on February 7, 1896 was the first record of a Ipublic entertainment" containing scenes from “High Society of Inquiry" and “Bittersweet.“ The Tribune also announced that “The B. K. M..K. has dramatized scenes from.Holland's 'Seven Oaks', the trial scene. They will present it at a "11 After 1896 the literary program in the near future. B. K. M. K. did not appear in print again. The only indication of dramatic activity in 1897 was a brief announcement in the Isabella County Enterprise 9 Personal interviews held on June 15, 1951 at Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Harry Graves Miller '01. Laura McCree '01. 10 North Western Tribune, 0p. cit., January 10, 1896. 11 Ibid., May 15, 1896. 6 of March 19, 'See the imitation of the faculty given by the students at the Athletic Literary."12 In 1898 a literary society again turned to a form of dramatization for its entertainment. ”Come to Literary Society Friday evening,‘I announced the Enterprise of November 18, 1898. 'A fine Shakespearian program under the direction of Miss Levi will be rendered..." The program included IIAnthony's Oration” done by a Mr. Robbins; “Casket Scene“ by Miss Compton; 'Brutus' Oration" by Mr. Bovee; and a “Shakespearian Conversation'.13 The ”Fire File” gives record of a Miss Compton, but there is no address. The other names did not appear. The local papers reported nothing in 1899 and 1900. Then in 1901 a dramatic dialogue was included in the com- mencement program of June 11. Its title was ”The Shakes— pearian Burlesque" and the cast was Bertha Hagerman as Juliet and Ophelia and Grace Carr as Portia.l4 In 1901 the Normal began publishing a monthly bulletin. One of its earliest issues announced the 12 Enterprise, op. cit., March 19, 1897. 13 Ibid., November 18, 1898. 14 Ibid., June 14, 1901. 7 coming number on the lecture course, ILeland F. Powers, America's greatest impersonator and dramatic reader."15 This was the first notice of the lecture course since the announcement concerning its formation. In the Tribune for the 31st of January, 1902 under the local news appeared the following item, The large audience at Normal Hall Tuesday night seemed to thoroughly enjoy the play of David Garrick by Leland Powers. Mr. Powers was the whole troupe--ten characters an possesses a won- derful power of transformation. The local papers and the Bulletin of 1902, 1903' and 1904 reported nothing in dramatic activities for the Normal students. The Normal Training School during this time embarked upon an active dramatic program. The Nor- mal School had had its own grade school as a training laboratory from the first year of the Normal School. In the curriculum of the school, dramatization played an important part. As early as 1893 there was mention in the local papers of a kindergarten entertainment. In 1902 there were the following events of a dramatic nature which took place in the Normal Training School. On Friday, 15 Central Normal Bulletin, June, 1901. 16 Tribune, pp, cit., January 31, 1902. 8 February 14, at the Normal Hall the Seventh and Eighth Grades dramatized the “Courtship of Miles Standish”. Reviewed by the Tribune, the reporter wrote that it “showed careful training'.17 On March 17 "the boys of the fifth grade in the Normal Training School will present a drama- tized form of John Ruskin's 'King of the Golden River' in Normal Hall at 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon, March 17. The children have made their own dramatization..."18 This was reviewed on March 21. '...under instructions of their teacher, Miss Floy Hungerford. This work is part of the regular school course and begins in the lower grades.'19 On June 6th, 1902, the Fifth Grade presented Longfellow's "Hiawatha”. An interesting note was attached to the announcement of this presentation. Not only was it to be presented in the hall of the Normal building, but “Normal classes will be closed to attend.'20 In the next year the Seventh Grade again presented "Miles Standish“ and the Fifth Grade repeated “Hiawatha“. l7 gpgg.,.rebruary 31, 1902. 18 M” March 14, 1902. 19 “ERIQ., March 21, 1902. 20 'IBEE., June 6, 1902. 9 The records for 1903 and 1904 indicated nothing in Normal student dramatic activities, but mentioned a dramatic program as part of the lecture course in October of 1904. ”Montaville Flowers, the impersonator and pre- senter of Shakespearean and other plays..."21 The number of articles concerning the development of some dramatic activity within the Normal School found in the newspapers of 1905 would indicate an increase in such activities. The first notice was the mention in the Enterprise of a Literary Society Program. One of the most commendable literary programs in the history of the Normal was given by members of Miss L. A. Sloan's American Literature class... before the faculty, students and many visitors.... A farce suggesting the fallibility of argument for war was given and well acted by Douglas and Charles Keenan. The text of this farce was partially origi— nal with Miss Sloan. The same gentlemen gave in truly dramatiggl style a farce by Sheridan entitled "The Rivals”. That this last scene was a cutting of some sort of the play is evident. There was no record for either of these two men in the “Fire File". In an April issue of the Enterprise was the first recorded notice of a “play" produced on the campus. On 21 Ibid., OCtOber 14’ 19040 22 Enterprise, gp.'cit., January 27, 1905. 10 April 28 of 1905 the Enterprise announced that “The Sun- shine Society wishes to congratulate every member of the Normal Comedy Club on their successful play 'A Modern Ananias'.'23 At this time there was no listing of a cast for this play or a list of the membership of this club, The Comedy Club. In June this club presented the play "Mary Jane" at a reception for the graduating students. The Enterprise announced that “The drama 'Mary Jane' which concluded the program was given in shadows by the Comedy Club and brought not broad smiles but genuine laughter."24 In the year 1906 there was more increase in the dramatic activity within the college. That it was not organized within the Normal curriculum yet was shown by reference to the 1905 School Catalogue mentioned above,25 but for the first time the papers paid attention to the development of a production upon the school campus from its initial stages to its production. This production was the performance by the Comedy Club of Sheridan's 23 Ibid., April 28, 1905. 24 Ibid., June 23, 1905. 25 Cf. ante., Chapter I, p. l. 11 The Rivals. The first record of this production was found under the headline I'The Normal Comedy Club" in the North Western Tribune. This road, The Normal Comedy Club will present their annual play in the Mt. Pleasant Opera House April 10th. Last year the comedy, "A Modern Ananias' was given by this club with great success and proceeds were given to the 'Sunshine Society“. This year the well known comedy, “The Rivals“ which has been made famous by Joseph Jefferson will be given by the Comedy Club. The proceeds will be given as prize money for an oratorical contest which is to occur in the spring term. The club has been studying “The Rivals" for the past two months and have the play in good condition for the stage. February 27 the entire cast went to Saginaw to see “The Rivals“ presented by the Jef- ferson brothers, sons of the great Joseph Jefferson.26 This report concluded with the selected cast of the play.* There was no record as to the directors of these productions of the Comedy Club. That these productions were of general interest to the readers would seem evident from the interest with which the local paper fol- lowed the development of this play. On April 13 the Tribune again reported that The Rivals, 26 Tribune, pp, cit., March 16, 1906. 9 The casts of all plays will be found in APPENDIX A below. l2 ... will be presented by the Normal Comedy Club, April 17, at the Mt. Pleasant Opera House. Beautiful and elaborate Jefferson costumes have been secured for the event, from Detroit.... This is the second appearance of the Normal Comedy Club before the public.... Although last year was the first time any Comedy Club work had been done by the Normal, the play was a great success and well attended.... The cast is the strongest one to be found in the Normal.27 The cast was again listed as above with the addition of Louise Bennett in the part of Julia. The paper for April 20, 1906 headlined, IMore Laurels for the Comedy Club." The Tribune announced, .... They scored a perfect success in their pre- sentation of "The Rivals“ to a crowded opera house.... The Actors certainly merit the praise given them. This play is probably the most ambitious dramatic ever put on by local talent. ... Elegant costumes from the firm of S. Bruesser and Co. of Detroit.... On Satur- day afternoon at 2:30 the play is to be repeated at the Opera House as a matinee.‘8 The last report of this production and of the work of the Comedy Club appeared in the June 29th issue of the Tribune, when with a picture of the cast, there appeared the brief notation thatuzhg Rivals was to be presented again on Monday, July 9th, to help out the local I. M. c. A.29 27 Ibid., April 15, 1906. 28 Ibid., April 20, 1906. 29 Ibid., June 29, 1906. Q ’5. 13 This was the last notice of the Comedy Club found in any of the resource materials studied. It might be assumed that, with the coming of an organized Department of Reading bringing that type of activities into the curriculum, the Comedy Club was discontinued. During the rest of the year of 1906 there occurred other events in the field of dramatics. The Training School gave productions of “Rip Van Winkle", presented 30 on May 11 by Miss Termaat's Seventh Grade and "scenes from 'Cricket on the Hearth' of Dickens” was presented by the Eighth Grade at Commencement, June 15th.31 In June the Tribune announced “Tuesday morning the members of the Rural Class June Graduates presented the three act drama 'Barbara's Triumph'.'32 For the first time faculty directors were noted in the production. They were Miss Tate and.Miss Sabine, both of the English Department at the Normal. The cast of the play was given, but there were no further notices as to the play's outcome. This was the last recorded production during the school year of 1906. This year marks the end of the 50 Ibid., May 18, 1906. 31 Ibid., June 8, 1906. 52 Ibid., June 22, 1906. l4 unsupervised period in the Normal dramatic activities. In the fall of 1906 Professor Ira A. Beddow came to Central State Normal School as a member of the permanent staff and served in the position as head of The Department of Ex- pression. With his advent began the period of the Senior or Commencement Three-Act play which became an annual event after 1909. Until 1906 there was no organized dramatic program under faculty supervision. Such programs as did occur were either produced in some other field, such as the Literature Department's programs containing Farces and Skits; or by some independent student organization such as the productions of The Comedy Club. There were activi- ties however, and there was evidence of a development during this period covering the years 1892 through the spring of 1906. During 1892 and 1893 there was no campus dramatic activity recorded. From 1893 to 1905 there was evidence of interest in the programs introduced by the Literary Societies. In 1905 the Comedy Club was formed and during the last two years of this period three three- act plays were produced on campus. Mary Jane and_ALModern Ananias in 1905 and Th2 Rivals in 1906. The administra- tors of the school must have considered the time ripe for 15 an organized program for this type of activity. A Depart- ment of Reading and Expression was announced in the fall of 1906.35 33 Cf. post, Chapter II, p. 14. FIGURE 2 Ira A. Beddow Head of the Reading and Speech Department 1906 to 1939 (Picture from the Chippewa, 1910) Ira A, Beddow 1868-1950 These two chapters, Chapter II and Chapter III, are dedicated to Professor Ira A. Beddow in memory of his pioneer work as head of The heading and Speech Department of Central State Teachers College. 1906-1939 CHAPTER II DRAMATIC ACTIVITIES FROM THE FALL OF 1906 TO THE FIRE OF assesses 7, 1925 CHAPTER II DRAMATIC ACTIVITIES FROM THE FALL OF 1906 TO THE FIRE OF DECEMBER 7, 1925 Up to 1906 there had been no school-controlled dramatic activities. The productions previous to this time were primarily under student supervision. In the fall of 1906, the Department of EXpression was formed. The Central Normal Bulletin announced that: The new head of the Department of EXpression, Ira A. Beddow, will be remembered by many Normal students as a fember of the summer school faculty in 1903 and 1905. Mr. Beddow was a graduate of the University of Michigan, in the class of 1895, and had been, before coming to Cen- tral Normal School, the Superintendent of Schools at Plymouth, Michigan, Principal of the West Bay City High School, and Head of the Academic Department at Olivet College (Michigan).2 This announcement marked the unofficial beginning of a formal dramatic program at Central Michigan Normal School. It was not until 1910 that actual class work in 1 Central Normal Bulletin (Central Michigan Normal School, Mt. Pleasant), October, 1906, pp. 13-14. 2 L00. Cite l7 dramatics began, or that productions by those classes were 3 According to the records Kr. Beddow directed presented. no plays until the spring of 1909 when SOphocles‘ Antigone was produced. With the production of that play Professor Beddow began a series of ”Annual Commencement Plays" which numbered thirty-one at his retirement in 1939. The local papers continued to print news about the Normal School during this period, but these reports became of lesser importance as the Normal now had a publication of its own, the Central Normal Bulletin, a monthly magazine except for an April and September edition.4 Many issues of the Bulletin were destroyed by the fire and some of them have not been replaced in the College Library. In 1910 Central Michigan Normal School began publishing an annual yearbook, called the Chippewa.5 On November 1, 1919, the Bulletin became a weekly newspaper called Central Normal Life.6 Although different titles have been used as the name of the school changed, the newspaper has continued 3 Central Michigan Normal School Quarterly Yearbook, 1910-1911. 4 The Bulletin, pp, cit., Volume I, number 1, January 1905. 5 The Chippewa (Central Michigan Normal School), Volume I, 1910. 6 Central Normal Life (Central Michigan Normal School), volume’I, number 1, November I, 1919. 18 to be the primary source of material for reports of drama- tic activity. The Bulletin, the Chippewa, the Life and a collection of old programs of student productions of all types belonging to Dr. Rolland Maybee of the Department of History, Central Michigan College, were the main sources for the material found in this chapter. Though the papers reported no dramatic activity in the curriculum of the Department of EXpression between 1906 and 1909 there was indication that there was activity of a sort. The Tribune for March 27, 1908, reported in a headline that the “Life Class? Gives Good Play'.8 The article continued: A large audience witnessed the two plays presented by the Life Class in Normal Hall last Fri. night. Tarch Bg7. They were splendid and Mr. Russell won a free bunch of laurels for himself as stage director, and he never appeared to better advantage on the stage here than in those little playlets. He is to instruct the Life Class in their commencement play, also the High School Seniors in their class play for June and will direct a benefit producgion for the I.0.0.F. at the Opera House next month. 7 The “Life Class" was that class in which the student earned a certificate permitting him to teach in the city school, differentiating it from the "Rural Class" in which students received a certificate permitting only rural school teaching. 8 The North Western Tribune, March 27, 1908. 9 Tribune, loc. cit. 19 These two plays as reported by the Tribune were §_Quiet Family and.A Regular Fix. Mr. Russell was a stu- dent, Francis Russell, who both directed those plays and acted in them. His name appears on a card in the "Fire File', but no further record is there. The "commencement play” mentioned above to be produced by the Life Class may have been a presentation 0f.2§319 Garrick. On June 26, 1908 Th3 Tribune announced that ''David Garrick, with inci- dents of life in merrie England in 1740, was given at the class exercises.‘I The reviewer went on to say that the performance was '...creditab1e to the young peOple and was pleasing to the largest audience given to the events."10 The cast was also included. These activities were a mere prelude for the next year, 1909.- It was in that year that Professor Beddow took over the program and produced the first of his thirty- one annual commencement plays. For his first venture Mr. Beddow gave SOphocles' Antigone, done in the classic Greek style complete with the chorus and dances. Mr. Beddow had charge of the entire production, but other departments took 10 Ibid., June 26, 1908. 20 care of divisions. The first indication of this event came in the Bulletin of March 1909. The article was head- lined, SOPHOCLES! ANTIGONE CLASSIC PLAY TO BE GIVEN BY STUDENTS By far the most elaborate dramatic production ever staged at Central Normal will be given for the benefit of the Student's Loan Fund in the Early Summer. SOphocles' Great tragedy "Antigone" has been chosen as a drama well worth the eXpenditure of time and energy which any dramatic production requires. Not only will the play be of value to the students who take part, but no one in the audience can fail to receive some benefits from witnessing the production of this immortal Drama. Several departments will contribute to make the play in the highest sense a success. Prof. Beddow has charge of the drama. He has assigned the parts and will drill the members of the cast in their roles. Mr. Cook will train the choruses, who will give Mendel- ssohn's setting of the "Antigone". Miss Loomis has charge of the classic dances which formed so important a part of the Greek Drama. Miss Michaels will super- vise the costuming. The play will be given out of doors, probably early in June. The proceeds will go to the studipt Loan Fund. The following parts have been assigned.... This article was followed by two others, each de—- snibing the elaborate plans and preparations being made. New facts added were the announcements that the play was 11 Bulletin, 0p. cit., March 1909, p. 22. 21 to be given in the Normal Woods, Monday afternoon, June 21.12 Antigone was reviewed in the July Bulletin. Among other remarks the reviewer stated the following: that the play had been repeated on June 29; that the play had been done in the classic style with the dances and the chorus; that the play had used as background Mendelssohn's setting in music. With a picture of the woodland stage and the members of the cast of the play the Bulletin reporter recorded: , Mr. Beddow of the Reading Department conceived the whole idea of presenting such a play, and carried his plans through supervising the entire work. Mr. Beddow is responsible also for the_admirable training of the speakers, whose perfect enunfaation was one of the delights of the performance. Mention of Antigone occurs frequently in later publications. One of the more interesting notes on this production was recorded in a brief biography of Professor Beddow by R. Eldridge Dryer in the June 15, 1939 issue of Ehg_Centralight, a magazine published quarterly by the Extension Department of Central Michigan College. This article was also of interest for its description of the 12 Ibid., May 1909 and June 1909. 13 Ibid., July 1909, p. 22. 22 hazards of producing on the out-door stage which came to be known as the Woodland Theatre. Mr. Dryer wrote: I'Antigone" the first play under Mr. Beddow's supervision is significant because it was presented in the IWoodland Theatre", an outdoor stage located in the woods behind the present administration building. The only drawback this stage had, says Professor Beddow, was that the players had to be schooled to freeze wherever they were when the train went IX and hold the pose until the last whistle died away. The other dramatic events reported during the year 1909 were the production of The Merchant of Venice present- ed by the Eighth Grade as their closing program15 and the announcement of the coming performance of the Ben Greet Players on the summer Lecture Course.16 Such events as these continued to take place during the following years as the Training School continued to use dramatic work in the curriculum and such traveling dramatic groups as the Coburn Players,l7 the Coffer-Miller Players18 and the Ben 14 The Centrali ht, Quarterly of Central State Teachers CoIIEge, Ht. PIeasant, Michigan, June 15, 1939. 15 Bulletin,.gp. cit., July 1909, p. 15. 16 Loc. cit. 1? Bulletin, pp, cit., October 1913. 18 From an original program for The Rivals, pre- sented July 25, 1935. 23 Greet Players19 came to the campus during the summer months. These events will be omitted in the following chapters as the dramatic events within the college curriculum become more numerous and more important on the campus. In June 1910 Johann Schiller's Mary Stuart was pro- duced by the newly organized class in Advanced Dramatic Reading._ The play was reported with praise in the July Bulletin.20 and two pictures of characters in the produc- tion were included, one of Elizabeth, Queen of England, and the other of Mary Stuart. The 1910 Chippewa, the first of the college yearbooks, included a picture of Antigone (see frontice) and a_group picture of IThe Mary Stuart Players”, with Ira A. Beddow as director of the group.21 This title never appeared again and when the author ex- amined the names in the group and compared those names with those in the cast of EEEX Stuart it was clear that this group was the one which made up the cast of that play. There were no more records concerning this production. 19 Bulletin,'gp, cit., July 1909. 20 Ibid., July 1910. 21 The Chippewa, 1910. 24 The next three productions were Alfred, Lord Tenny- son'slggg Foresters in June of 1911, Josephine Preston Pea- body's The 3.21-2.93 in June of,l912 and Israel Zangwill's _T_lle_ 22 Further information is not Melting £93 in June of 1913. available for these productions as the Bulletins which may have covered the productions are missing in the College Library files. In 1914 there was no report in available records of a play produced. However, in the April 13, 1921 issue of the Central State Life, in conjunction with a report con- cerning the coming commencement play for 1921, there was a picture of a "scene from Electra--C.S.N. June l9l4”.23 It would seem safe to conclude that a production of Electra took place in June of 1914. In 1915 W. S. Gilbert's The; Palace pf m was presented in the Woodland Theatre. At that time there was a shortage of men actors in the school and the part of the Prince was played by a young woman, Beulah Conrad.24 22 The Central Michigan Normal Yearbook, April 1914. 23 Central State Life, April 13, 1921. 24 This information was obtained from Richard Johnson of Saginaw, Michigan, an alumnus of Central Michigan College in the class of 1916 and a member of the cast of The Palace‘gg Truth. June 15, 1951, ”Old Grad's Day“ at CentraI c gan CoIIege. 25 The capies of the Bulletin from December 1913 to January 1917 are missing from the library collection. No editions of the Chippewa for that period offer any infor- mation on dramatic events. Information for those years was found in old programs and by interviews with graduates of the college. One such interview with Richard Johnson brought to light the information that Lois N. Parker's Pomander walk was the commencement play for 1916.25 A program found later verified this production and gave the date for the play as June 16, 1916.26 In the fall term of 1916 Mr. Beddow's dramatic reading class produced under his direction “The Little Princess--a play for children and grown up children in three acts-~by Hrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett.'27 This play was presented "...on the Normal Auditorium stage, the evening of December 14, 1916, before an appreciative audience...under the capable direction of Mr. Beddow".28 25 'Egg..ggt. 26 From the Original Program. Appendix A. 27 Bulletin, pp. gi£., January 1917. 28 ‘Egg..gi§. ' 26 . A play during this term was something out of the ordinary. The commencement play for 1917 was Her Husband's Wife, by A. E. Thomas. The May 1917 Bulletin announced that Professor Beddow's Dramatic Reading Class was rehears- ing the play to be given at the June commencement exercises. The play was described as ”...a farce...ccmedy...a style never attempted here before and should prove a welcome diversion from the usual kind".29 In the December 1917 Bulletin there was the follow- ing brief complete statement. The Three Plays given by Mr. Beddow at the Opera House for the benefit of the Red Cross took the house by storm with their funny situa§&ons. We did not know there was so much talent about. The article did not divulge the title of these plays. That there were one-act plays being given occasionally through the years is possible. In the January issue of 1913 there had been a notice concerning some such produc— tions under the auspices of the Dramatic Reading Class. Tuesday evening, December 19, Mr. Beddow's class in Dramatic reading gave 3 clever and amusing farces much enjoyed by those present.... "The Triumph of Pauline,“ ISix Cups of Chocolate” and “Our Aunt from 29 Bulletin, pp, cit., May 1917. 30 Ibid., December 1917. 27 California".... the class is gpen to even those with- out the least dramatic talent. When the school began publishing a weekly newspaper these productions and performances were more closely reported, but when all the school news was reported once a month in one magazine not much space was given to such events. The commencement play for the year 1918 was Percy MacKaye's‘A Thousand Years Ago. The July 1918 Bulletin reported that "A Thousand Years Ago', which Professor Beddow's students gave on the stage in the woods at come mencement time was repeated for the summer school students ....'32 This brief notice was the only record of the production in a college publication, but the original pro- gram was found listing the production date as June 28, 1918.33 A production other than the annual commencement, play reported produced during 1919 was a one-act presented on January 31. The reviewer permitted himself to editor- ialize a bit as he wrote that: 31 Ibid., January 1913. 32 Ibid., July 1918. 33 From the original program. Appendix A. 28 Mr. Beddow's class in dramatic reading gave a one- act play entitled The Kleptomaniac. This was a pro- duction worthy of a much larger audience than that gathered in the Normal assembly room on Friday evening, January 31. $29 acting of the entire cast was except- ionally good. , The Admirable Crichton by J. M. Barrie was the commencement play in 1919. In April, the Bulletin announced that the play had been selected as the June commencement play and_that parts were distributed and rehearsals in progress. Evidently the class had one term in which to prepare the play, for the report concluded with "...parts were assigned at the Opening of the term”.35 As was often the case, the records show that this play was rained out of the Normal Woods. The July Bulletin contained a review of the play 0 One of_the most attractive features of the commence- ment week was the eleventh annual play, "The Admirable Crichton...presented in the auditorium--June 24.... It was planned to have the play given in Normal Woods, but rainy weather drove players and audience to cover. The play was repeated with great38uccess Wednesday of the first weekrof summer school. On December second, 1919 the first issue of Central Normal Life, a weekly newspaper, was published.37 The 34 The Bulletin, pp, cit., February 1919. 35 Ibid., April 1919. 36 Ibid., July 1919. 37 Central Normal Life (Central Michigan Normal School), December 2, 1919, Volume I, Number 1. 29, Bulletin became a monthly supplement in this publication. This paper became the main resource for the facts presented below, with additional material obtained from original programs and personal interviews. With the publication of a weekly newspaper more COpy was printed concerning the dramatic activities on the campus. One regrettable fact, however, was that few of the commencement plays were ever reviewed. The play was always presented as part of the Commencement program at the end of the school year and the paper had ceased publication for the year. The next issue of the paper was during the summer school and by that time the commencement play had given way to some other news. The paper, however, gave full coverage to the progress of most productions usually starting with an announcement concerning the choosing of the play and cast and continuing during the weeks to report on the progress of rehearsals and dates of performance. The 1919 Commencement play was 2E2 Manoeuvers g; g§g3_by Sir Henry Arthur Jones. 'Eifg reported that it would be played on the stage in the Normal Woods on Monday evening, June 21, and was to be produced by the Class in Dramatic Reading directed by Professor Beddow. 'It will be preceded by two brief one-act comedies.'38 38 Ibid., June 3, 1920. 30 Since the production was repeated during the summer school session the July 6, 1920 edition of Life stated: The summer school students enjoyed the second.Pro- duction of ”The Manoeuvers of Jane“. It was repeated wednesday on the Open air stage in Normal Woods.... The annual Commencement play when first given was played in the auditorium.because of the inclement weather.... The all star cast drew as much applause as when it appeared the preceding time. The action was of a high level and the dialogue work excellent.39 On August 2, 1920 three one-act plays were presented by the summer class in dramatic reading. They were The Kleptomaniac, Miss Doulton's Orchids and The Burgler, three plays by Margaret Cameron. Under the headline, “Dramatic Class Scores Success--Comedy Roles Well Interpreted by Participants", Central Normal Life reported that the plays were given "...1ast evening'ZIAugust 2, 192g7 on the out- door stage in Normal Woods.4O Casts for the three plays were included. The 1921 Chippewa reported that Professor Beddow staged four plays, Thg Christmas Chimes, T g Florist Shgp, Foundations and Sherwood41 during the 1920-1921 school year. No records were found for a production of The Christ- 39 Ibid., July 6, 1920. 40 Ibid., August 3, 1920. 41 Chippewa,.;p. cit., 1921. 31 _m_a_s_ Chimes. 1135 Florist _S_h_0p_ was presented by the class in dramatic reading and was “...directed by Professor I. A. Beddow at last Friday's chapel [March 18, l92_l_7 The clever and refreshing little comedy was very well acted.'42 Foundations by John Galsworthy was directed by Mr. Beddow for the Mt. Pleasant Women's Club, and, while several students and faculty members from the Normal School participated in the production, it was not officially sponsered by the school.43 Alfred Noyes' Sherwood was the Commencement play of June 20, 1921. On April 13, Life recorded: "...at com- mencement time Professor Beddow's class in Dramatic Reading will stage Alfred Noyes' 'Sherwood".44 As the production progressed the paper announced under the headline, “wood- land.P1ay Monday Evening", that_'Robin Hood.and his merry men hold forth in Normal Woods”.45 This was one of the times when Life reviewed the commencement play. In the first issue of the summer session the following review 42 Life, pp. 333., March 23, 1921. 43 _I_‘r_>_l_<_1., March 16, 1921. 44 $313., April 1:5, 1921. 45 23., June 15, 1921. 32 appeared: FIFTY STUDENTS GIVE NOYES' PLAY IN WOODS AT MT. PLEASANT Spectators witnessing the woodland play "Sherwood“, successfully presented at Central Normal Monday evening on the outdoor stage in Normal woods by Professor Beddow's class in Dramatic reading, were thrilled by _ the story plot as conceived by the poet, Noyes, and the dramatic interpretation given the play by the students. Colored lights directed upon the naturally_beautiful woodland stage and upon the vari-colored costumes gf the performers, created many beautiful scenes....4 The first record of a production in 1922 was the announcement in Life that the Reading class presented a. play, The Piper's Pay, by Margaret Cameron, on March 13.47 This one-act play was part of an assembly program on that date. The cast was included in the write-up. During 1922 the outdoor stage was remodeled. This outdoor stage consisting of temporary platforms set in the wood with the audience sitting on wooden chairs set up for each performance, was located Just behind the old main building in what was known as the Normal Woods. During the winter all the equipment was moved inside and stored in the main building.48 When this stage was improved, Life 46 Ibid.,,July 6, 1921. 47 Ibid., March 15, 1921. 48 Personal interview with H. G. Gover, proprietor of Covers, the campus book store (1920- ) and graduate of Central State Normal (1908), July 5, 1951. 33 presented a feature article on this construction work under the headline: OUTDOOR STAGE TO BE REJUVENATED Plans are now underway for making extensive repairs and alterations on our woodland theatre. A permanent seating arrangement has been planned which will obviate the necessity of using chairs at each performance. The new arrangement will accomodate about one thousand students on the main floor, so to speak, besides a small number in the three boxes at either side. The stage itself will be much improved in a number of ways. Back walls and wings are now being constructed under the direction of Prof. Beddow, which will be of special advantage in aiding the audience to hear distinctly. On June 14.2232 reported that 122.92332 School, by Alice Duer Miller and Robert Milton, would be the commence- ment play for that spring and would be presented on June 19, 1922 in this '...New Woodland Theatre..."50 The paper continued with a report on the recent alterations upon the stage: The stage has been remodeled and will present a new appearance. There will be flood lights and other new equipment. No eXpense will be spared to make the performance a sucgiss. Everyone should see the brilliant comedy. 49 Life, pp, cit., March 21, 1951. 50 Ibid., June 14, 1922. 51 Loc. cit. FIGURE 3 Rehearsal Scene Woodland Theatre 1926 (Picture belonging to Mrs. Harry Cover) 34 The Chippewa reported in the summary of activities in 1922 that in The Charp School, “The characters were very realistic. Plot good.'52 The commencement play in 1923 was George Bernard Shaw's The Devil's Disciple. ‘Lpfp commented on June 13, 1923 that, 'Ever since the production of Sophocles'léppi- ‘gppp during commencement week, 1919 the annual commence- ment has been an important event of commencement week.'53 The cast for the play was announced in the same issue. It was to be presented by the dramatic reading class in the WOodland Theatre. The files of the college new3paper are incomplete for these years through 1925 as many issues have not been replaced, all issues having been destroyed by the fire in 1925. No other dramatic activities during 1922 and 1923 were recorded in the issues which are on file. Much the same situation prevailed for the year 1923-1924. However, a personal diary of that period was discovered by Mrs. Harry Gover, a neighbor of the author. Her entry for June 23, 1924 was:. “Saw play in woods. 52 Chippewa,.pp. cit., 1922. 53 Life, pp. cit., June 13, 1923. 35 Daddy Long L888.“54 Later the original program for this production was found in the collection of Dr. Rolland Maybee, Head of the Department of History at Central Michi- gan College. The play was written by Jean Webster. Mrs. Gover had entries in the diary concerning other “plays" seen during 1923 and 1924, but unfortunately their titles were not mentioned. That there were other plays being produced, however, would seem evident. In the spring of 1925 the Woodland Theatre was remodeled again. ‘Elgp of June 3, 1925 ran a description of the new stage as follows: The new stage is very modern and has been built according to the most approved scientific plans. The foundation of the stage is concrete and oak planks bolted to steel beams that are held by the concrete pillers make the floor. The stage slants upward toward the center both from the front and back. This is a very desirable point as it makes the actor more easily seen from the audience, and also allows for greater ease in moving prOperties. About two-thirds of the stage is occupied by dressing rooms and property rogps and retiring rooms for the actors when off stage. 54 Personal Diary of Mrs. Harry G. Gover, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Entry for June 23, 1924. 55 Life, pp. cit., June 3, 1925. 36 On June 10, the preliminary announcement of the coming Commencement play appeared. The headline was: 'Palace Of Truth in Normal Woods".56 There was no mention of the author, but the general outline of plot was given as well as the cast of the production. Next week the paper elaborated with a picture of the cast in rehearsal and a second article on production details. This article gave the author of the play as W. S. Gilbert, co-author with .Arthur Sullivan of such Operettas as‘gprp. L Pinafore, The Mikado, and the Pirates p5 Penzance. The Dramatic Reading Class was to produce the play.57 The original program for the production was found later verifying its production. In July, 1925,,pg33 had as the main headline, 'One Act Plays to be Presented Thursday--Benefit Log Cabin Museum.'58 A project to obtain an authentic log cabin as an historical museum on the campus had been started and the summer dramatic reading class was helping to raise funds for the purchase. The article appealed for aid. The plays to be given were Too Much Mustard, Two Slatterns 56 Ibid., June 10, 1925. 57 Ibid., June 25, 1925- 58 Ibid., July 8, 1925. 37 and‘p.King, Between the Soup and the Savory and Lend Mp Five Shillings.59 No report of their production was founde On December 2, 1925, Life announced that: An unusually entertaining group of three one-act comedies will be presented at the Normal assembly hall, Monday evening, December 7. The peOple of the city as well as the students are invited. Admission will be free. A list of the plays and their cast of characters followed the announcement. The plays were Their Husband, Thursday Evening and Fourteen. These plays were destined to be postponed. On the morning of December 7, 1925 the Central Michigan Normal School building burned to the ground at an estimated loss of between $600,000 and $700,000. The building contained the auditorium facilities, a 30,000 volume library and the administrative offices containing the school records.61 Despite the loss of their offices the Central Normal.£$£p published their next issue on time with the headline, "Carry On' is Students' Motto."62 59 'Epp, 323, 60 Life, _p,.p$£., December 2, 1925. 61 'gp;§., December 9, 1925. 62 ‘Epp.-pl£. 38 Another headline in the same issue announced that, "Minus Lost Stage Preperties One Act Plays Are Given..." Despite an estimated loss of between $75 and 3100 in materials by Prof. I. A. Beddow's dramatic reading class, the three one-act plays...were given in the high school Tuesday evening ecember 8, 19257 before a capacity crowd. The plays d originally been scheduled for Monday evening in the late" Normal auditorium63 The stage properties had been arranged Sunday. e e e Those three one-act plays were the last dramatic event planned for the Normal auditorium. One of the major stages of the Normal school had been destroyed. It was not a stage with the most modern equipment. Curtains had to be hung every time a performance was given and the area was small, but it was the only indoor facility for pro- ducing a play that the Normal school had. All the equip- ment used on the Woodland Theatre was stored in the burned building and was destroyed in the fire. There is no record of what this equipment was, but the loss was complete. Thus the dramatic department which had been develOping in these years suffered a set-back. The fire of 1925 might be said to mark the end of a period in the program of dramatic activity in the Normal school. In 1906 Professor Beddow came to Central Michigan Normal School to form the Department of EXpression, which 63 Loc. cit. 39 became the Department of Reading and Speech. By 1925 he had held this position for nineteen years. During that time he had instituted classes with the presentation of dramas as their purpose. He had produced seventeen annual commencement plays using approximately 250 actors, started the production of one-act plays during the school year and established the Woodland Theatre in the Normal Woods. The program for the year consisted of several one-acts presented through the year and one three-act play presented during the commencement week. The Woodland Theatre was not destroyed by the fire, but the loss of equipment would bring changes in production. The indoor theatre was gone. For a period.Professor Beddow was to be faced with the problem of rebuilding. CHAPT ER I II DHATJATIC ACTIVITIES PRC". 1926 TO THE SPRING CF 1939 AND THE RETIREIENT CF PROFESSOR IRA A. BEDDOW CHAPTER III DRAMATIC ACTIVITIES FROM 1926 TO THE SPRING OF 1939 AND THE RETIREMENT OF PROFESSOR IRA A. BEDDOW Central Michigan Normal's dramatic program had suffered a set-back of major proportions in the fire which razed the main building on December 7, 1925. Although the Woodland Theatre was not harmed in the fire, all the equip- ment used in that theatre had been stored in the main building. The indoor theatre facilities with its equipment was also destroyed. Although there had been a loss in plant facilities for the dramatic activities, these activi- ties did not cease. Construction was started on a new building to re- place the burned one. This building was to contain ade— quate auditorium facilities for the presentation of any production.1 Woodland Theatre remained intact and on April 21, 19263§g£p reported that George Kelley's Craig's'figgp would be produced on that stage as the eighteenth annual commencement play.2 There was a special distinction added 1 Central Normal Life (Central Michigan Normal School, Mt. Pleasant, MIcHIgan), September 28, 1926. 2 Ibid., April 21, 1926. 42 to the presentation of this play in that this was to be the first appearance of the play outside of New York. Mr. Beddow secured special permission from the author to stage the play,3 and the Woodland Theatre production ran simul- taneously with the New York production. On June 16, 1926, under the headline “'Craig's Wife' is Remarkable Play',‘§;£p_recorded that the play was to be given on June 18, in the Woodland Theatre. The paper again stressed the fact that this was the first amateur production to be given in the United States. The article continued, saying that Professor Beddow had said, “...this is probably one of the most expensive commencement plays to be given during the past 18 years in which he has been directing."4 There was no review of the play, but a program from the production was found and is included in Appendix A. The first notice of a Dramatic Club on the campus appeared in ngp of February 3, 1926, which stated, “The Dramatic Club of Central Normal is getting under way by achieving the first of its aims, that of reading various 3 LOCe Cite 4 Ibid., June 16, 1926. 43 types of plays."5 The article went on to point out that the club hoped to present some one-act plays soon. No further record of the Dramatic Club appeared until 1934. During this period when there were no facilities for indoor productions on the Normal campus the Mt. Pleas- ant High School auditorium became the place of production. The 1927 Chippewa recorded that on March 15, 1927 four plays were presented in that auditorium. No recordsof the titles of these plays were found.6 On June 17, 1927, the Dramatic Reading Class pre- sented.A11 p; p Sudden Peggz as the annual commencement play, on the Woodland Stage. The Chippewa of 1927 report- ed the production and included a picture of the presenta- tion, along with a list of the cast and a quotation from Professor Beddow that this play, "...is the first purely laughable comedy Central has had for several years.”7 In 1927 the bachelor of science degree was granted at Central Michigan Normal and Central Normal became Cen- tral State Teachers College, one of four teachers colleges in the state of Michigan. 5 Ibid., February 3, 1926. 6 Chippewa (Central State Normal Annual), 1927. 7 Loc. cit. 44 In the fall of 1927 the Dramatic Reading Class scheduled three one-acts. They were to be presented on November 7 in the high school auditorium, [ppgp previewed the performance and stated that the purpose of the pre- sentation was, “...to raise some funds for the purchase of scenery and equipment for the new stage."8 There was no report on the outcome of the plays or of what equip- ment was purchased if any. On June 16, 1928 the Administration Building was dedicated. This building continued to be known as the Administration Building until June 17, 1939, when the offi- cial name of the building was changed to Warriner Hall in 9 honor of retiring President E. C. Warriner. The descrip- tion of the building in Central State Teachers College Catalogue of 1928-1929 stated: Directly back from the main entrance is the new auditorium. This is a Splendid addition, with its capacity of sixteen hundred and a stage capable of caring for any production. The chairs are of the latest theatre type. The balcony is so arranged that every seat commands an unobstructed view of the stage. A projection booth wifg the most up-to— date apparatus has been provided. 8 Central State Life (called this as of Septem- ber 28, 1927), October 18, I927. 9 Ibid., July 5, 1939. 10 Central State Teachers Colle e Quarterly Year- book, (Mt. Pleasant, MIchIgan), April, I929. 45 With the addition of a modern auditorium with stage and adequate lighting facilities the Woodland Theatre drOpped from use as a place of production for dramatic activities. Nineteen commencement plays had been presen- ted on the stage before it ceased to function. The first play to be presented in this new audi- torium was Arthur Goodrich's _S_p ill-hip lg London. 9339 on April 25, 1928, reported that this play was to be part of the dedication ceremonies for the new building which were 11 to take place at commencement time. Both Life and the Chippewa recorded the casts of the play and the date as June 16.12 There was no review of the play. ‘Npp Brooms by Frank Craven was the commencement play in 1929. As reported in the Chippewa, for the year, this comedy was described as, ”The eternal struggle between youth and age.'13 The files of Central'gppppwpigp are incomplete for 1928-1929 and no record of the production was to be found in available records. 11 Life, _o_p_. cit., April 25, 1928. 12 Loc. cit., Chippewa, 1928. 13 Chippewa,‘pp, cit., 1929. 46 In 1930, Mrs. C. C. Barnes, wife of the college registrar, was added to the speech staff. She assisted in the classes in Play Production, as Dramatic Reading was coming to be known. On March 24 and 25, 1930, the Play Production class presented four one—act plays in the auditorium: When the Clock Strikes and Suppressed Desires, (presented on Monday, March 24) and Th3 Florist Shgp and _T_h_e_ Masque g; the 3.229}. Strangers, (presented on Tuesday, March 25).14 Casts for the four plays were included in the report. The commencement play in l930 was The Cassills' Engagement by St. John Hankin, presented on June 20.in the auditorium. The announcement that the play was to be produced and directed by Mr. Beddow with the list of the cast was found in the issue of EEEE of May 21, 1930.15 During the school year of 1930-1931 dramatic activity on the campus increased, in that the Junior Class produced a play. On March 11, 1931, in the college audi- torium, the Junior Class presented_ggg g; Eh; Family by Kenneth Webb, directed by Armond Stolz, Lansing Senior. According to the report the play was, "...all student— 14 Life, 22, cit., March 26, 1930. 15 Life, _p, cit., May 21, 1930. _47 selected, managed and produced by the Junior Class“.l6 No program was found for this production, but Eifg gave advance publicity in issues preceding its presentation,17 and reviewed the play very favorably, adding the hope that the Junior Play would "...become a tradition at Central State."18 During March 1931, Mrs. Barnes' Dramatic Reading Class presented ten one-act plays in four afternoon per- formances. They were: 31.11111 33221 Returns and _l_f_‘_ £93 Played 93133 Ag [C2311 2g (March 20), The Lord's Kill, The Make; 3; Dreams and Joint Owners lg Spain (March 21), Jazz and Minuet and The Teeth of the Gift Horse (March 23), Beau 3: Bath and Mrs. Oatley's Telephone (March 24).19 On June 3, 1931, Eifg stated that, "Come Out of the Kitchen' will be Annual Commencement Play".20 This comedy by Augustus Thomas was presented June 19 in the College Auditorium. .Eifg carried a picture of the cast rehearsing and a picture of Director Beddow with an article under the 16 Chippewa,.gp..g£§., 1931. 17 Life, 22..gi§., March 4 and 11, 1931. 18 £923., March 18, 1931. 19 .gpgg., March 25, 1931. 20 [lbig., June 3, 1931. 48 picture giving a brief resume of two or three of the plays which had been presented during the 23 years he had been directing.21 The Chippewa of 1932 stated: _ During the winter term 11 one-act plays were pro- duced by the dramatic reading class, taught by Mrs. C. C. Barnes. Some of these plays were given in other towns. These plays were given in the auditor- ium and were attended by and enjoyed by many of the students.22 The library files of Life for the years 1931 and 1932 are not complete and nothing more was found concern- ing these productions. On Tuesday evening, march 8, 1932, the Junior Class presented their second annual play, IEEHQEE 2 School by Alice Duer Miller and.Robert Milton. Again the comedy was ”...directed, acted and managed by students“.23 The commencement play in 1932 was ELEM and Big 'Eifg by Jose de Echegaray, translated from the Spanish by Charles F. Nirdlinger. It was presented under the di— rection of Professor Beddow.24 21 Ibid., June 17, 1931. 22 Chippewa,.;p. cit., 1932. 23 From the Original Program. Appendix A. 24 Life,lgp. cit., June 15, 1932, and the Original Program, Appendix A. 49 The Chippewa of 1933 announced that during the winter term eleven one-acts were produced by the Dramatic Reading Class under the direction of Professor Beddow,25 but the issues of Li£g_for that year did not record or review the presentations. There was no production recorded by the Junior Class of that year. In 1933 for the first time financial records appeared giving an inventory of equipment belonging to the stage. Listed were: One metallic painted curtain . . . . . $130.00 One set scenery. . . . . . . . . . . . 305.00 One spot light . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00 One velour valence border, grand border, etc. . . . . . . . . . .l,359.00 One set--sunfast rep.. . . . . . . . . 660.00 26 The commencement play in 1933 was The Ivory Door, by A. A. Milne. This was the twenty-fifth annual commence- ment play directed by Professor Beddow. The selection of the play and the cast was announced in Life for May 10, 1933,27 with the further announcement that the play would be produced on June 15, 1933, in the auditorium appearing 25 Chippewa,.gp. cit., 1933. 26 From the inventory of equipment sent to State Auditor General from Central State Teachers College, June 30, 1932. 27 Life, _gp. cit., May 10, 1933. 50 in the June 7 issue of the paper.28 Record of summer activity in the dramatic program appeared in 1933 when the summer Dramatic Reading Class presented two one-acts, Zona Gale's The Neighbors and Alice Gerstenberg's Fourteen on August 2 in the auditorium.29 The year 1933-1934 marked the introduction of one of the present dramatic groups on campus. During that year the I'Masquers", an organized dramatic club, was formed. There had been mention of a I'dramatic club" in 1926 but no details of the organization or activities can be found.30 On January 31, 1934, £133 announced that, "The dramatic club will have a business meeting to accept its constitution Thursday evening at 7:00 in A.l57“'.31 In the February 4, 1934, issue of £i£2_the following appeared under the head- ing: ”Masquers, Not Dramatics”. The Masquers, formerly the Dramatics club, has accepted the constitution drawn up by the members of the constitution committee. It is now in the,2 hands of Miss Bertha M. Ronan...(Dean of Women) This club produced a number of one-acts during the year 28 ‘gpgg., June 7, 1933. 29 .Ehié': July 26, 1933. 30 Cf. ante., Chapter III, page 4. 31 Life., pp, git., January 31, 1934. 32 .EELQ" February 25, 1934. 51 for the members of the club.33 The Junior Class presented_a three-act play in 1934, under the direction of Mr. Beddow. The play, presented on May 16 in the auditorium, was Arthur Goodrich's §2 Thig lg London. The cast was announced on April 18, 1934, in $.34 The play was reviewed on May 16 with the following state- ment: For the first time in the history of this production the Junior play was repeated by pOpular request. The 13°22: flirfz‘ii‘iifiéitti‘ikhplafie iusi‘ii 919%?" ”a" 15’ . g sc 00 au or um. The announcement of the “twenty—sixth annual com- mencement play" was in the Life for May 23, 1934.36 The LEEEETbY Sir Henry Arthur Jpnes was to be presented June 12 in the auditorium under the direction of Professor Ira A. Beddow. The cast for the production was announced under the headline, “Beddow Establishes Directing Record With Play Of June 12".37 After listing the cast of the play the reporter stated: Central's speech professor has perhaps obtained a world's record in college dramatics. This is the -33 'Ibid., March 14, 1934 and from club notes. 34 'Ibid., April 18, 1934. 35 Ibid., May 16, 1934. 36 3333., May 23, 1934. :57 £931., June 6, 19:54. 52 26th successive year that Professor Ira A. Beddow has directed the commencement play. Mr. Beddow has always taken his leave of absence in the fall or winter so that he would be here in the spring to direct the play. The Masquers continued to meet during the school year 1934—1935. The Chippewa reported that the club gave two one-acts at club meetings and two others at Professor Beddow's home during the year.39 On March 12, 1935, the club traveled to Saginaw, Michigan, to see Cornelia Otis Skinner in The Wives 9: Henry VIII.40 The first notice of the commencement play for 1935 came in the May first issue of Life which stated: “The Torch-Bearers“, by George Kelley, is in its fourth week of rehearsal. This is the twenty-seventh consecutive commencement drama directed by Professor I. A. Beddow, head of the speech department. It will be presented June 21. 1 Articles concerning the progress of the production and pictures of rehearsals, actors and sets were in later issues of Life.42 38 Egg.‘gi£. 39 Chippewa, _p. 23.1., 1935. 40 Life, _p. 23.3., March 13, 1935. 41 £9.32" May 1, 1935. 42 Ibid., June 12, 1935, and June 19, 1935. 53 During the winter term of 1936 Professor Beddow . took a leave of absence and Fred R. Bush of the English Department took over the Masquers, as Joint sponsor. There were only five members of the club at the beginning of that year.43 The only record of a play produced by the club that year was an announcement in the club news that, ”The play 'Uncle Peter and the D. D. S-', which is to be given by the Masquers will be ready for presenta- tion in about three weeks."44 Mr. Beddow returned in the spring term in time to direct his twenty-eighth commencement play, Remember the .231, by Philo Higley and Phillip Dunning. Articles in £232 for April 22, May 20, June 3, and June 10 gave the cast, date of production, theme, and plot of the play. The play was presented June 18, 1926, in the college audi- torium with ten College Junior High students appearing in the cast.45 During winter term, 1937,Mr. Beddow again took a leave of absence. The 2232 of January 6, 1937, stated that 43 Chippewa, _p. cit., 1936. 44 Life, pp, cit., February 19, 1936. 45 Ibid., June 10, 1936. FIGURE 4 Ira A. Beddow 1936 (Picture from the Chippewfl, 1936) 54 Mr. Karl Oehmke, a graduate of Michigan Normal College at Ypsilanti and former assistant in speech there, would take Professor Beddow's place.46 During the year a column ‘ called “Drama—ticks" appeared several times in the Eifg. This column gave news concerning any production of a dramatic nature which appeared on the campus. On February 24, 1937; £332 previewed two one-act plays, 222.92222.922 by Arthur Ketchum and.Thg Egg Bride by Lois Howell, which were to be presented by Masquers in the college assembly on Friday, February 26. They were directed by Miss June Hulsapple, a student member of 47 Masquers. The New Bride was also presented at the Pigeon (Michigan) High School on March 12, 1937, under the sponsorship of Masquers.48 On March 13, 1937, Central State's Reading and Speech Department sent four delegates to the meeting of amateur Thespians held in Kalamazoo (Michigan). The pur- pose of the meeting was to organize a Michigan Associatidn of Non-Professional Theaters.49 Masquers Joined this group in 1938. 46 Ibid., January 6, 1937. 47 Ibid., February 24, 1937. 48 Ibid., march 17, 1937. 49 Loc. cit. 55 On May 25 and 26 the Masquers produced a Spring Play Festival of oneeact plays. They were presented in 'The Little Theatre'. This theatre was a classroom in the Administration Building with a stage at one end of the room used by the debate and oratory classes. This was the first record of its use for a dramatic activity. Six one-act plays under the direction of six students under the general direction of Miss June Hulsapple, were presented. They were: Three's 5.9233g, by McCarty; There's Always Tomorrow, by Pettigrew; Wienies pp Wednesday, by Strachan; 1119 _S_a_y_s_ 933311, by McClure; .1113, fig, _A Thousand Times £9; and ma aha 9291-50 Up to 1937 the space underneath the stage, consist- ing of two large rooms, had been occupied by the band. In 1937 one of these rooms was given to the Masquers in recog- nition of the increased activity in dramatics.51 Holiday, by Phillip M. Barry was chosen as the commencement play in 1937 and was presented on June 16 in the auditorium, under Professor Beddow's direction. d. 52 No cast was announced, but a program was foun There was no review of the play in the campus publication. 50 Ibid., May 19, 1937 and the Original Program. 51 Chippewa, 2p. cit., 1937. 52 Life, pp, cit., June 16, 1937. 56 During the summer school the Dramatic Reading Class presented two one-act plays, Tp£_Master Salesman and A. .EEEE2.2£ Character, under Professor Beddow's direction. They were presented on July 21, 1937.5:5 The first dramatic activity for 1937-1938 was three plays scheduled to be produced by Masquers. The plays given on March 19 were: Rehearsal, by Frank Shay; Minuet, by Louis N. Parker; and Thursday Evening, by Chris- 54 tOpher Morley. The productions were reported in'Eigg on March 23, 1938.55 In lpril the cast for the commencement play was announced. The play was 1139; E3551}. 2; January 16th, by Ayn Rand56 and was presented in the auditorium on May 15.57 A feature article on the plot of the play and the story of its production in New York and on the road appeared in the May 25 Life.58 A picture of the cast in rehearsal 53 £1333” July 31, 1937. 54 .EEiQ': February 23, 1938. 55 3331., March 23, 1938. 56 '£E$§., April 20, 1938. 57 121.3,, May 11, 1938. 58 Ibid., May 25, 1938. 57 and another article were included in the June 8 issue of Life.59 In that same issue there appeared a brief announce- ment Three famous acts from ShakeSpeare's plays will be presented in the college auditorium tomorrow, June 9, at 3 o'clock, by students who are enrolled in speech 402 under the direction of Prof. Ira A. Beddow. The program will include “the sleep-walking scene" in Act V., Scene 1, of “Macbeth"; and two acts from the “Merchant of Venice'--'The Tréal of Shylock', and the happy conclusion of the play. During winter term of 1939 the Masquers staged two one-act plays, The Boor, by Anton Chekov, and Sham, by Frank G. Tompkins. They were presented at the college assembly on February 24, 1939.61 The retirement of Professor Beddow as head of the Department of Reading and Speech was announced in Life, February 8, 1939. The notice stressed the fact that the next commencement play would be Professor Beddow's thirty- first annual production at Central State and also his last.62 59 mg” 'June 8, 1938. 60 [£23..g££. 61 Life, 2p,.gi£., March 1, 1939. 62 .3219': February 8, 1939. V 58 On April 12 Professor Beddow announced in Life that he had chosen Jacques Duval's Tovarich as his final production.6:5 It was presented on June 14, 1939, in the 64 college auditorium. The play was previewed with articles and pictures before production.65 This production marked the end of Ira A. Beddow's career as head of the Department of Reading and Speech at Central State Teachers College. In the thirty-three years Professor Beddow had held that position he produced thirty-one annual commencement three-act plays, presenting such authors as Sophocles, J. M. Barrie, George Kelley, A. A. Milne, and George Bernard Shaw. Some of the better known plays presented over this Span of years were Antigone in 1909, his first production, Shaw's The Devil's Disciple, in 1923, Kelly's The Torch Bearers, in 1935, Phillip Barry's Holiday in 1937 and.Kelly's Craig's Wife, in 1926. Other developments took place over these years. Since the spring of 1928 the place of production was the college auditorium rather than the Woodland Theatre. A dramatic organization was built within the student body which became known as 63 ‘Ibid., June 14, 1939. 64 Ibid., June 14, 1939. 65 LOCO .0113. 59 the Masquers. For a period of two years (1931 and 1932) the Junior Class had produced a three-act_play, but this failed to become a traditional production. From bare beginnings of an unorganized program of dramatic activities Mr. Beddow built a Reading and Speech Department. Other than his directing activities in the field of dramatics he coached the college debaters and orators and taught all general Speech classes. That Pro- fessor Beddow had gained the admiration of the faculty and students of Central State Teachers College was evi- denced in the co—dedication of the 1939 Chippewa thank- ing him for his many years of service to the institution.66 He was seventy years old when he retired to live in St. Petersburg, Florida. His death on April 5, 1950, brought sorrow to former students and colleagues.67 In the fall of 1939 dramatic activities of the school entered into a new phase which will be discussed in the following chapter. 66 Chippewa,‘gp, cit., 1939. 67 Centralight, o . cit., June 1950. u—‘- CHAPTER IV THE DRAMATIC ACTIVITIES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF FRED R. BUSH FROM THE FALL CF 1939 THROUGH TRE SPRING OF 1950 FIGURE 5 Fred R. Bush Director of Dramatics 1939 to CHAPTER IV THE DRAMATIC ACTIVITIES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF FRED R. BUSH FROM THE FALL OF 1939 THROUGH THE SPRING OF 1950 In 1939 a new administration took office at Central State Teachers College. Charles L. AnSpach became president of the institution in that year.1 Changes were made in the curriculum and in the administration of the college. One such change was in the reorganization of the Reading and Speech Department. From the time of the organization of the department under Professor Beddow in 1906 to his retirement in the spring of 1939 all Speech and drama was handled personally by the head of the depart- ment. During the summer session the following announce— ment appeared in Central State Eigg: BUSH IS NAMED DRAMATICS HEAD Speech and dramatics, heretofore one department at Central State Teachers college, will be divorced from each other this fall with Mr. Fred R. Bush, assistant professor in the English department as head of the dramatics department, Dr. Charles L2 Anspach, president of Central, announced this week. 1 Central State Life (Central State Teachers College, Mt. Pleasant, MIchIgan), JuIy 5, 1939. 2 Ibid., August 2, 1939. 62 However, contrary to the announcements, a separate Dramatics Department was not formed. The department still continued to be know as the Reading and Speech Department, but there was now a division of dramatics within the de- partment. Mr. Bush took the title of Director of Dramatics as,a matter of convenience for official correSpondence.3 Dr. Wilber E. Moore became the Head of the Reading and Speech Department in the fall of 1939 and has retained that position to the time of the present writing. (July, 1951). Fred R. Bush became a member of the Central State Teachers College faculty in the fall of 1931.4 At that time he came as an assistant professor in the English Department. He received his bachelor of arts degree from Central Michigan Normal School in 1920, his Master of Arts in English and Education from the University of Chicago in 1931, his bachelor of music from Wisconsin College of Music in 1930 and had done graduate work at Northwestern University in Journalism. Before coming to Central Mr. Bush had been head of the English Department in the West Allis (Wisconsin) High School. After his appointment as director of dramatics Mr. Bush spent the summers of 1939 3 Information received from Professor Fred R. Bush. 4 Life, pp. cit., September 23, 1931. 63 and 1940 at Columbia University taking further graduate work in the department of drama.5 Mr. Bush was connected with Central's dramatic activities as the advisor of the Masquers, taking that Job Jointly with Professor Beddow in 1936. The next period of dramatic activities, under the direction of Fred R. Bush, was a period of change. Not only was the curriculum under the supervision of a new person, but the program of production was revised and in- creased. Mr. Bush officially took over his new position in the fall semester of 1939.6 The classes in dramatic pro- duction at that time were: Play Production (Speech 201) giving three credits fall semester; Theatre Laboratory (Speech 207) giving two credits fall semester; Play Production (Speech 401) giving three credits spring semester and Theatre Laboratory (Speech 307) giving two credits spring semester. The Play Production Classes were a carry-over from the former Dramatic Reading Classes. The Theatre Laboratory 5 Who's Who Among College and University Professors, 1950. 6 In the fall of 1939 Central State Teachers College began using the two semester school year in place of the three term year. 7 'Central State Teachers College Quarterly Yearbook 19 39-1940.“""‘"‘ """""' ’ 64 courses were added that year. A change in the purpose of the fall semester Play Production Class was the addition of the production of a three-act play to the production of one-act plays.8 Also during 1939 the Masquers produced a three-act play for the first time and continued the custom in suc- ceeding years. This production was Robert Sherriff's Journey‘s Egg, presented in warriner Auditorium9 on Febru- ary l3 and 14, 1940, under the direction of Mr. Bush.10 The spring semester Play Production Class took over the production of the "annual commencement play" as part of its class work. Each of these organizations produced one-act plays in addition to these three—act presentations. Thus there was a develOpment from one annual three- act play presented during the college commencement week to the program of at least three full-length productions each year. Among other innovations introduced into the program 8 Loc. cit. , 9 In the summer of 1939 the Administration Build— ing was renamed Warriner Hall in honor of President Emeri- tus E. C. Warriner. 10 Life, 22. cit., February 14, 1940. 65 of dramatic activities during the next ten years were: the Annual High School One-Act Play Festival, the Children's Theatre, the Touring and Exchange program, the organization of Kappa Theta Cast of Alpha Psi Omega, National Dramatics Fraternity, the Reading Theatre, the Annual Freshman One- Act Play Festival, a summer three-act play production and additional course work in the field of dramatics. Because there was an increase in the number of pro— ductions over these ten years, the plan of this chapter will of necessity be different than that of the preceding chapters. The first portion of the chapter will consist of a brief chronological history of the developments cited above, listing the names and dates of productions when eXpedient. The second portion of Chapter IV will consist of an appendix, Appendix B, giving a number of charts and lists containing compiled data in chronological order on these develOpments. Included will be: the three-act plays pro- duced along with their authors, date of productions, produc- ing organization, place or places of production and a refer- ence when available to the current campus newspaper source: the Annual High School One-Act Play Festivals along with the date of the festival, the sponsor, the number of schools 66 participating, the number of high school students partici- pating and the name of the visiting commentator of the festival; the Annual Freshman One-Act Play Festival along with the date of production, Sponsor, number of plays produced, number of freshmen taking part and the number of students acting as directors and members of the pro- duction staffs; a compilation of the Annual Dramatics Re- port along with the number of productions, the number of performances, the number of students acting, the number of students on the production staffs, the approximate num- ber of spectators and the amount of income received from the sale of season tickets; and a financial report of the income and eXpenses for 1939 through 1950. When Mr. Bush became the director of dramatics at Central State Teachers College be began a collection of data which now is contained in a number of volumes in the drama office. These volumes contain the programs for all major productions and most minor productions, pictures of the productions and some newspaper clippings concerning the 11 productions. Mr. Bush has also kept records of financial data and of student participation. 11 Central Michigan College Theatre Yearbook, 1939-1940 to 1950- . FIGURE 6 The Royal Family -_"—__b?' ... Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman October 11 and 13, 1948 Warriner Auditorium CHAPTER IV— PART ONE A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PROGRAM 0F DRAMATIC ACTIVITIES FROM 1939 TO 1950 The first change in the dramatic curriculum noted by the college newspaper was the report on a new course celled Theatre Laboratory. This course had been added to augment the Play Production Class as the stage design and construction unit.12 During the fall semester the “little theatre", the room mentioned as having been used by the Masquers for 13 one-act play productions, was remodeled. The platforms were widened and a curtain was hung, making it a more adequate place for presentation.14 The first play pre- sented in the theatre was Dust pf: the Road, by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, presented by the Masquers as a Christmas a 15 program, December 14, 1939. The first three-act play presented at a time other than commencement week was produced on December 13, 1939. This was Mr. Pim Passes By, by A. A. Milne, presented by 12 Life, pp. cit., October 4, 1939. 13 cf. ante. 14 Life, pp, cit., November 15, 1939. 15 Theatre Yearbook, _p, cit., 1939-1940. 68 the Play Production Class under the direction of Fred R. Bush. When asked why he innovated this fall semester three-act play, Mr. Bush answered that when he had taken the Job of dramatics director his first plan was to in— crease the number of full-length productions on campus.16 ‘Mg, Pip Passes By was the first of ten yearly fall semes- ter three-act plays produced by the Play Production Class (Speech 201).17 . On February 13 and 14, 1940, the Masquers presented their first three-act play, Robert Sherriff's World war I drama, Journey's End, directed by Mr. Bush. This was their first attempt of a three-act play. It was favorably re- viewed by Central‘pijp on February 14, 1940.18 This play set a precedent for the Masquers which they continued to follow each year and later each school semester. They also continue to produce a number of one-acts each semes- ter in the "little theatre". During the spring semester the advanced Play Pro- duction Class (Speech 401) presented the three-act comedy, What 5 LESS) by Clifford Goldsmith, as one of their class 16 Personal interview with Professor Fred R. Bush, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, May 11, 1951. 17 See Appendix B for data concerning these pro- ductions. 18 Life, pp, cit., February 14, 1940. 69 projects. It was presented on June 6, in the Warriner Hall Auditorium as a part of the commencement activities for 1940.19 Also during the spring of 1940 the first Annual High School One-Act Play Festival took place on April 19, in the college auditorium. Twelve high schools in the area around Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, presented twelve one- act plays.20 The two factors taken into consideration in picking the schools were: 1) the schools in a conven— ient geographical location to Central State and 2) the schools where former students of Central State were coach- ing dramatics. The purpose of these festivals was not to present a field of competition for an award, but rather to provide helpful analysis of directing and producing problems. A commentator was chosen to preside each year. The first commentator, in 1940, was Dr. William P. Halstead, from the University of Michigan Department of Speech.21 This festival took place again in 1941, but because of the war, had to be curtailed from 1942 to the spring of 1947 when it was revived.22 19 Ibid., June 5, 1940. 20 From the correspondence files in the drama office concerning the High School One-Act Play Festival and from the original program. 21 Loc. cit. 22 See Appendix B. 70 ,During the summer of 1940 Mr. Bush took a leave of absence to study in the drama department of Columbia University. In his absence Miss Thelma Slack of the Ash- land (Ohio) College Speech Department directed the summer p1ay?3Thornton Wilder's Our Town, in the auditorium on July 30, 1940. This play was presented by the Speech Department.24 The 1940-1941 season followed the same pattern as the previous season except one added production during Spring semester. In 1941, May 23 and 24, the first annual Central State Spring Festival was held on the campus. As a part of that festival the Department of Speech presented Shakes- peare's _‘I_‘_1_'_1_e_ Taming pi 13312 W, directed by Mr. Bush.25 This production brought the number of three-act play pre— sentations of the school year to four. Tpp_Taming'p£I£pp Shrew was also presented at the Evart (Michigan) and Clare (Michigan) high schools. 23 Life, _p. cit., July :5, 1940. 24 From the original program. 25 From the original Souvenir Program “First Annual Spring Festival, Central State Teachers College. May 23 and 24, 1941. 71 Mr. Bush conducted his first summer class in play production during the summer of 1941. The Man Who Came ‘Tp Dinner, by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, was pro- duced on August 4 and 5, 1941. This play, while produced by the class in play production, used any students inter- ested in dramatic activities in its cast and on its pro- duction staff, a policy followed in subsequent summer productions.26 .ZRE.¥§E Who Came pp Dinner was repeated as the first play of the 1941-1942 season on November 25, 1941.27 During the fall and early winter of 1941 a group was organized under the auspices of the Central Michigan College28 Extension Department and the First Methodist Church of Mt. Pleasant known as the “Sunday Evening Players“. This group, directed by Mr. Bush, presented Charles Rann Kennedy's .222 Servant ip ppp House and toured to Nardin Park Metho- dist Church in Detroit, Michigan, Garret Biblical Institute at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois and in other cities in Michigan as well as presenting it in the college 26 Information received from Mr. Fred R. Bush. 27 Theatre Yearbook, _p, cit., 1941-1942. 28 During the summer of 1941 Central State Teachers College became Central Michigan College of Education through an act of the Michigan State Legislature. 72 auditorium on December 7, 1941.29 This group did not continue to produce after this season. In addition to the Advanced Play Production Class's three-act production in the spring of 1942, the melodrama by Wilbur Braun, Curse You, Jack Daltop, was presented IJust for the fun of it“ at a college assembly, April 24, 1942.30 The Chippewa reported that "The villain was hissed, the hero was cheered, the heroine sighed and cried over...and pepcorn devoured ravenously.“31 A development in the 1942-1943 season was a second semester production by the Masquers. Before this they had attempted only one three-act play a year, presented during the first semester. On February 2 and 5, 1943, they pre- sented Lillian Hellman's Watch pp The Rhine. The play was co-directed by Mr. Bush and Fremont Varnum, a student active in dramatics.:52 During 1942 and 1943 a season ticket was sold for the first time to students, faculty and townspeOple. Four . 29 From the original programs and from correspond- ence and bulletins concerning this group in the files of the drama office. 30 From the original program. 31 Chippewa, Central Michigan College yearbook, 1942. 32 Notes on the original program. 73 productions were included in the price of the 1942-1943 season ticket, three three-act plays and one festival of one-act plays}:S In later years this ticket has varied in the number of admissions and the price as the season has fluctuated in the number and type of productions. No record of income received from these tickets was kept until the 1944-1945 season.34 From June 1943 to June 1944 Mr. Bush took a leave of absence from Central Michigan College. He entered the American Red Cross as a Field Director and after a period of training in Army Camps in the United States, spent the 1943—1944 season in Hawaii.35 During this time he was appointed to the rank of associate Professor in the de- partments of Speech.and English.36 During Professor Bush's absence two members of the Speech Department took over his Job as director. Dr. Wilber E. Moore, head of the department, taught the first semester class in play production, presenting Post Road 33 Correspondence files in the drama office, Season Tickets. Letter to the holders of season tickets for the 1942-1943 dramatic season. 34 Financial records in the drama office. See Appendix B. 35 Information received from Mr. Bush. 36 Life, pp. cit. 74 by Wilbur Daniel Steele and Norma Mitchell, on January 17 and 18, 1944.37 The second semester class in play production was taught by Dr. Eugene Chenoweth of the Speech and Reading Department. E$§§.il231: by Jean Provence, was presented on May 15 and 16, 1944.38 The Masquers' production, Emylyn Williams' Ni t .EEEEHEEll: was presented on February 14 and 15, 1944 and was directed by a student, Miss Virginia Vincer.:59 During these years of World War II Central Richi- gan College was assigned a United States Navy V-12 unit on campus. These students were permitted to take part in college activities and thus the dramatic activities during the war years did not suffer such a man shortage as did many colleges during that period}:0 Professor Bush returned to the campus during the summer school of 1944. His first production on his re- turn was'Egppy_ggd Egg Servant Problem, by Jerome K. Jerome, presented in Warriner Hall Auditorium on August 7 and 8, 1944. A ”Special performance for V—lZ and Ship's 37 From the original program. 38 From the original program. 39 From the original program. 40 Chippewa, op. cit., 1944. i 75 Company (was) presented without Royalty charge through courtesy of Samuel F‘rench“.4:1 In the 1944-1945 season five three-act plays in— stead of the customary four were presented, the classes in play production offering one each semester. Rose Frank- en's Claudia, presented on campus December 4 and 5, 1944, traveled to Veterans' Hospital at Fort Custer (Michigan) and.Percy Jones Hospital in Battle Creek (Michigan), as well as being presented in Shepard and Clare (Michigan).42 The fifth play during the season was a third pro- duction by the Masquers, George Brower and Bertram Block's .Qagk‘Victory, presented on May 21 and 22, 1945. This was directed by a student from the V—12 unit, Frederick Congdon. During the summer session of 1945 the dramatic act— ivities were organized under the sponsorship of the Central Michigan Players, a group of Central Michigan College alumni in the dramatic department who returned to Central for a summer to work under Professor Bush. Aided by students in the summer session, they presented two three—act plays, 41 From the original program. 42 From the original programs and from correSpond— ence files in the drama office. 76 Patterson Greene's Papa I§_All and Edward Percy and Regi- nald Denham's Ladies In Retirement, as well as a series of one-act plays presented on Sunday evenings in the First Methodist Church, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.43 In the fall of 1946 a change in the drama courses appeared in the catalogue. Theatre Laboratory (Speech 207) and Play Production (Speech 201) were combined under the heading, Play Production (Speech 201); and Theatre Laboratory (Speech 307) and Play Production (Speech 401) were combined in Play Production (Speech 401. The com- bined courses offered four hours credit each. The reason for this was to give students a chance for simultaneous study of directing and acting as well as stage craft.44 On February 18, 1946, a Children's Theatre produc- tion was presented, the first of the annual Children's Theatre productions presented each fall from this date to the present writing. Rumpelstiltskin, an original version, sponsored by the women's Auxiliary of the Central Michigan Community Hospital of Mt. Pleasant, was produced 43 Information in a bulletin sent to regular sea— son ticket holders. CENTRAL MICHIGAN PLAYERS DRAMATIC SEASON. 44 Central Michigan College 3; Education Bulletin, 1946-1947. 77 by the fall semester’Play_Production Class under the di- rection of Professor Bush.45 The play went on tour to the Midland (Michigan) City Schools. During the summer season of 1946 the department of speech ran a summer workshop. Under the general di- rectorship of Professor Bush a series of programs, lectures, demonstrations and dramatic productions was presented. Pro- fessor E. Turner Stump, head of the Department of Speech at Kent (Ohio) State University, was guest director for the summer, presenting Patrick Hamilton's Agggl Street on July 31 and August 1, 1946.46 The producing organization known as "The Reading Theatre" made its first appearance that summer in a presentation of William ShakeSpeare's Hamlet. Any group producing a play in which the actors read their parts rather than memorizing them did so under ‘ this name. Early productions of this type made no attempt at elaborate settings or costumes; but the same procedure of rehearsal as in other productions was followed.47 45 Isabella Count Times News (Mt. Pleasant, Michigan), February I4, Ig46. 46 Bulletin issued at Summer School registration in July, 1946. THE DRAMATICS WORKSHOP. 47 Information received from Professor Bush and and.from the original programs. 78 The Kappa Theta Cast of Alpha Psi Omega, national honorary dramatics fraternity, was organized on the cam- pus by a group of students in the dramatics department in the fall of 1946.4:8 Interest in the group was first aroused by the presence of Professor E, Turner Stump, national president of the organization. On November 11, 1946, he came to Central Michigan College and initiated twenty-four students,_five alumnae, and Professor Bush 49 into the organization. Alpha Psi Omega functioned through the years as a sponsoring and producing organi- zation. The first Annual Freshman OneéAct Play Festival took place on May 13, 14, 15, 1946, in the college audi- torium.50 This was the production of the Play Produc- tion Class in the spring semester and became an annual event. The casts of the plays were entirely made up of members of the freshman class, directed by members of the Play Production Class. The purpose of the festival was to discover new talent on campus and to give the advanced 48 Chippewa, _p. cit., 1946. 49 Records of Kappa Theta Cast of Alpha Psi Omega, drama office. 50 From the original program First Annual Freshman (Dne-Act Play Festival, 1946. , 79 students in play production directing eXperience.5l In the summer of 1947 Professor Bush went to Kent State University in Ohio as a guest member of the summer Speech Department. Miss Ruth M. Williams of Kala- mazoo College (Michigan) took his place for that summer, producing Cornelia Otis Skinner and Emily Kimbrough's 2 Our Hearts Were Young and Gay.5 In the fall of 1948 the Reading and Speech Depart- ment became officially knows as the Department of Speech and Drama.53 The season followed the pattern of former years with four three—act plays being presented. The Children's Theatre toured with Charlotte Chorpenning's version 0f.222 Emperor's New Clothes. Professor Bush directed George Kaufman and Edna Ferber's'zhg.flgy§1 Family in the summer of 1948. Follow- ing a repeat performance on campus in the fall of 1948, the cast and crew of this play traveled by bus to Ohio, giving performances at Kent State University on October 51 Information received from Professor Bush. 52 Life, 22. Cite, July 9, 19470 53' Central Michigan College of Education Bulletin, 1948-1949 . '- 80 18 and at Hiram College on October 19 54 This trip was the beginning of a program of exchange productions with Kent State University. On November 9 and 10, 1948, Kent State University Theatre presented David Belasco's Th3 Return 93 35.3.25 9.12.32 inthe Warriner Hall Auditorium at Central Michigan College.55 In the spring of 1949 a similar program of exchange was arranged with Ferris Institute, Big Rapids, Michigan. On April 23, 1949, the Ferris Playhouse, under the direct- ion of Dr. Heddy Rossi, presented Sutton Vane's Outward 56 Bound in warriner Hall Auditorium. In exchange the class in play production at Central Michigan repeated their Spring production, Counsellor A3 Law, by Elmer Rice, 7 at Ferris Institute on May 11, 1949.5 While these ex- changes have not become an annual affair, all the schools concerned keep up correspondence concerning future ex- 8 change programs.5 54 Dates and information obtained from the origi- nal programs of the productions and from correspondence between Professor Bush of Central, Professor Stump of Kent State University and Mr. Robert Pearce of Hiram College in the files in the drama office. 55 From the original program. 56 Dates and information obtained from the original Jprograms of the productions and from the correspondence be- tween Professor Bush of Central and Dr. Heddy Rossi and.Dr. ()swald Rossi of Ferris Institute, Big Rapids, Michigan in 'the files of the drama office. 57 Ibid. 58 Ibid. 81 In the Spring of 1949 the Masquers presented a Shakespearean Festival in place of their customary three- act production. The festival ran for six days, March 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, 1949, and condensed versions of Hamlet, Macbeth, The Taming'pf The Shrew and The Merchant 23 Venice were presented.5 A new producing organization appeared in the 1949- 1950 dramatic season. On November 30, December 1, 2, 3, 1949, the class in acting (Speech 321), organized in 1947 as a laboratory class, produced Brandon Thomas' Charley's .éEEEJ directed by Professor Bush. This was the first three-act play presented for the public by this group.60 Also during the fall of 1949 the Masquers Sponsored a touring production of Th3 Taming 23.3E2.§E§EE which traveled to high schools in the vicinity of Mt. Pleasant.61 In the spring of 1950 an all-student three-act play, gpgp'gf Lorraine, by Maxwell AnderSOn, was sponsored and presented by Alpha Psi Omega. This play was directed by Gilbert Roberts, a student, for production in Warriner 59 From the original programs. 60 Theatre Yearbook, 2p. cit., 1949-1950. 61 Ibid. . 82 62 Hall Auditorium on April 13, 14, 15, 1950. The 1949-1950 season of dramatic activities closed with the presentation of three performances 0f.2§§.£22§- .I§_Bright, by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman, a pre- sentation of the Play Production Class (Speech 401). It was directed by Professor Bush for presentation on May 63 23, 24 and 25, 1950. 62 Ibid. 63 Ibid. BIBLIOGRAPHX CO tP- BIBL C3RAFHY PUBLICATIONS Central Micnigan Normal School: Bulletin, January, 1905 to October, 1919. Central State Teacners College: The Centralight, June, 1939. ‘— Central Michigan College of Education: The Centralight, June, 1950. Central Mi cnigan College of Education: The Chippewa, 1910 to 19500 Central Normal Life (Central Michigan Normal School, Mt. Pleasant, filohigan), November 1, 1919 to September 2, 1927. Central State Life (Central State Teacners College, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan), September 28, 1927 to June 18, 1941. Central- Vichigan Lii'e (Centra.l Michigan College of Education, Mt. Pleas} nt, fichigsn),J July 9,1941 to . Central Micnican Normal School: Central Viehigan Nermal School_ Quarterly Yearbook, ISIOMFS'I920. Central State Teachers College: Central State Teacngps Colle5e Qu.arterly Yearbook, IL2otoI931. Central} michi an Colleg e of Education: Central Michigan College of Education Bulletin, 1946xto‘18 oO. Igabella County Enterprise (Mt. Pleasant, Michigan), February 5, 1892 to June 23, 1905. North Western Tribune (Mt. Pleasant, Michigan), January 5, 1894 to October 19, 1906. ,5 4“ Mrs. Mrs. LETTERS C. C. Barnes, Harrison, Nicnigah, June 21, 1951. Ira A. Eeduow, St. Petersburg, Florida, June 8, 1951. 85 OFFICE FILES CENTRAL KICniGAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Drama Office: Central Vichigan College Theatre regrbookL 1939-1940 to 1949—1950. Correspondence Files. Alpha Psi Omega Files. Masquers Files. History CfIice: Personnel Office: The "Fire File". PERSONAL INTERVIEWS Mrs. C. C. Barnes, former member of tne staff of the Reading and Soeech Deoartment, Central State Teachers COllegeg June 15, 1951. Fred R. Bush, Director of Dramatics, Central Vichigan College or Education. Alice Crawford, Alumna of Central State Teachers College, 1916-1918 and 1928, June 15, 1951. Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Gover, 1088 South Colleee Avenue, Mt. Pleasant, Nicniaan. Cover's Campus Book Store. Ricnard Johnson, Alumnus of Central Tichigan Normal SChOOl) 1916, June 1.5, 1951. Holland Kaybee, Head of the History Department, Central Micnigan College of Education. Harry Graves Miller, Alumnus of Central Michigan Normal School, 1916, June 15, 1951. APPEND IX A 89 RURAL CLASS presents BARBARA'S TRIUMPH June, 1906 Directed by Hiss Rachel Tate and.Miss Sabine Mrs. Boheman, a wealthy lady . . . . Hazel lardwell Mrs. Delaine, a widow . . . . . . . Elsie Cristensen Barbara, a foundling . . . . . . . . Kathryn WOodrufr Clarissa Codman, a spinster . . . . Emma Harp OUR CLUB Dora Gains Rose Kilduff Sadie Horrill Mary Bolter Jennie Woodman Lillian Kuhn Millie Dunbar Laura Graham Emma Stevens Ivah Sivert Grace Greenwood Ewilda Geisel Haria Gray. Anna Boettner Alice Leeds Gladys Greeland Gussie Green Pearl Mayhew Katie Conner, an Irish servant girl. Rose Kilduff Gyp, a colored servant . . . . . . . Nettie Laycock (O 0 Meg, a vagrant . . . . . . . . . . . . Alta Hartsell A book agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . Valney MacGregor A laundryman . . . . . . . . . . . . Leonard Cluley A delivery boy . . . . . . . . . . . . Herman Fraser The North Western Tribune (Mt. Pleasant, Michigan), Vol. 27, June 22, I906. THE COMEDY CLUB presents THE RIVALS by Phillip Brinsley Sheridan April 7, 1906 Mt. Pleasant Opera House CAST Sir Anthony Absolute . . . . . . . . Prof. wood Captain Jack Absolute. . . . . . . . W. J. Ellsworth Faulkland . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred Defoe Bob Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chas. Keenan Sir Lucius O'Trigger . . . . . . . . James Jamison Fag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Rather David...............L.M.Post Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clarence McDonald Mrs. Malaprop . . . . . . . . . . . Esther'Parker Lydia Languish . . . . . . . . . . . Hazel Horning Lucy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eila Graves North Western Tribune (Mt. Pleasant, Michigan), March 13, 1503. Added to the cast in the review of the play: JUlia O O O O O o O O o o o o Q Q 0 LOUise Bennett Ibid., April 13, 1906. <0 {0 DAVID GARRICK June 22, 1908 Ada Ingot . . . . . . . . . . } . . . Gertrude Naurer Simon Ingot, her father . . . . . . . H. A. McAllister Thomas, Ingot's servant . . . . . . . M. A. Leach David Garrick, the actor . . . . . . ward Ruegsegger Chivy, Ada's cousin . . . . . . . . . Buell Van Leuven Mr. Smith, a wine merchant . . . . . John Cluly Mrs. Smith, his wife . . . . . . . . Lillian Wells Mr. Brown, a shop keeper . . . . . . Harry Maurer Arminta Brown, his daughter . . . . . Anna Dales Mr. Jones, a clerk . . . . . . . . . Jesse Sweitzer The North Western Tribune (Mt. Pleasant, Michigan), June 26, 1959. CENTRAL STATE NORMAL presents ANTIGONE by Sephocles June 21, 1909 * Directed by Normal weeds Stage Ira A. Beddow CAST .....The following parts have been assigned....' Antigone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adeline Thurston Creon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Crawford Haemon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phineas O. Bailey Teiresis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul H. Kelley Ismeme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethel Taylor Eurydice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abbie McNamara Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arthur Dondineau Two Messengers . . . . . . . . . . . Stanley Tice Fred Sorrenson IThe Chorus has not been finally selected.‘ Central State Normal Bulletin, Vol. V., March 1909, Po 22. *Repeated June 29 for the Summer School. THE MARY STUART PLAYERS present MARX STUART by Johann Schiller June 20 and 28, 1910 Directed by Normal Woods Ira A. Beddow CAST Elizabeth, Queen of England . . . . .Zetta Termaat Mary Stuart . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dana Cochran Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. . .Albert Glockzin George Talbot, Earl of Schrewsbury. .Harold Sprols William Cecil, Earl Burleigh. . . . .George Parkhill Earl of Kent . . . . . . . . . . . Arthur Welton Sir William Davison . . . . . . . . .Elton Graham Sir Amias Paulet. . . . . . . . . . .Fred Gradish Sir Edward Mortimer . . . . . . . . .Thomas McNamara Count L'Aubespine . . . . . . . . . .Elton Graham Count Bellievre . . . . . . . . . . .William Murphey Sir Andrew Melvil . . . . . . . . . .Thomas Barton Burgoyne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harold Hill Hannah Kennedy. . . . . . . . . . . .Merle Goelthrite Margaret Curl . . . . . . . . . . . .Lena Sawyer 95 Sheriff of the county . . . . . . . . . Lloyd.Livermore Officer of the Guard. . . . . . . . . . Ernest Auch Soldiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Wheeler Roy Spencer Pages of Elizabeth. . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Beddow Russell Shorts Attendants of the Queen of Scots--Lucile Culbertson, Willa Bartlett, Ida Brugge, Irene Wackerly, Lillian Fitzpatrick, Lucile Wright. Central State Normal Bulletin, July, 1910. THE CLASS IN DRAMATIC READING presents A THOUSAND YEARS AGO by Percy MacKaye June 28, 1918 Directed by Normal Woods Ira A. Beddow CAST Turandot, Princess of Pekin . . .Miss Dorothy Dodds Altoum, her father, Emperor . . .Miss Enova Anspaugh Zelima, her slave . . . . . . . .Miss Irene Pattison Claaf, Prince of Astrakhan. . . .Miss Idamary Sheffeild Sarak, his serviter . . . . . . .Mrs. Edna Brown Chang, Eunuch . . . . . . . . . .Miss Lucille Johnson Scaramouche . . . . . . . . . . .Miss Beulah.Fox Punchenelle . . . . . . . . . . .Miss Lucile Cobb Vagabond.players from Italy Pantaloon . . . . . . . . . . . .Miss Vivian Fleming Harlequin (Mute). . . . . . . . .Miss Ethel Polhemus Capocomice, their leader. . . . .Miss Alice Crawford SUPERNUMERARIES FEMALE SLAVES -- Misses Lucie Updegraph, Catherine Ryan, Imogene Rowlander, Helen Dunning. COURTIERS -- Misses Helen Vowles, Marjorie Stevens, Ida McCulloch, Marjorie McDowell. 97 SOLDIERS -- Messrs Norton Lowrey, Roscoe Riches, Rex Chapman, Dwight Kelly, Nelson Mosher, Glen Porterfield, Donald Scott. From the original program. 98 THE CLASS IN DRAMATIC READING presents THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON by J. M. Barrie June 24, 1919" Directed.by Normal Hall Ira A. Beddow Rained out of the Woodland Theatre CAST Crichton, the butler . . . . . . . Feilden F. Tambling The Honorable Ernest woolley . . . G. Lloyd Slentz Lady.Agatha Lasenby . . . . . . . Emma F. Lucas Lady Mary Lasenby . . . . . . . . Ruth M. Phelps Lady Catherine Lasenby . . . . . . Nina Ford Mr. Treherne . . . . . . . . . . . Merle H. Howe Lord.Loam . . . . . . . . . . . . Earl C. Latch Lord.Brocklehurst . . . . . . . . Silas N. Kring Hrs. Perkins, the housekeeper . . Mayme Seal 1M. Fleury, the chef . . . . . . . Donald.Ashworth .Mr. Rolleston, the valet . . . . . Cecil J. Eidt JMru Shomsette, the coachman . . . Clarence Buchen JMiss Fisher, Lady Mary's maid . . Lucille Vedder Ifllss Simmons, Lady Catherine's maid . . Ann Coleman Mademoiselle Jeanne, Lady Agatha's maid. e e e c o e ClaraFOX Thomas, the first footman . . John, the second footman . Jane, the house maid Gladys, the second house maid Tweeny, the between maid . A stable boy . . Apago..... Ship's officer . . . . . . Lady Brocklehurst O Leander Beach Bahr Mary Gitchell Edwin H. Harriet L. Adah Dick Small Reynald Gogarn Erwin C. Jones Carl Dalyrmple Eloise Brundage In order of their entrance. Central State Normal Bulletin, July, 1919. * Repeated for Summer School. 100 THE CLASS IN DRAMATIC READING June 21, 1920 * Rained out of the Normal Hall Lord.Bapchild . . Jervis Pushon . . George Langton . Mr. Nangle . . . presents THE MANOEUVERS OF JANE by Sir Henry Arthur Jones Directed by Normal Woods stage Ira A. Beddow CAST c o o o o o o o o .Willard 3. Chapman 0 o o o o e c o 0 .Roy RObinson . . . . . . . . . .Thomas Sisco . . . . . . . . . .Ronald.Ashworth The Rev. Predendary BOStOCk o o o e oJOhn Jo SCheperO Central Normal Life, vol. 1, no. 25. June 3, 1920. * Repeated July for Summer School on outdoor stage. 101 THE CLASS IN DRAMATIC READING presents THE FLORIST SHOP by Winifred.Hawbridge March 18, 1921 Assembly Maude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slouchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Iells . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . Directed by Ira A. Beddow Coral Taylor Norris Hanks Pierson Mosher Ruth Purtell Leo Beach THE CLASS IN DRAMATIC presents SHERWOOD by Alfred Noyes June 20, 1921, 8:00 p.m. Normal Icods I-’ O (‘3 READING Directed by Ira A. Beddow Robin Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . Pierson Mosher Maid.Marion . . . . . . . . . . . Otlllia Friech Little John . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Harris Friar Tuck . . . . . . . . . . . . Ralph MacDonald Will Scarlett. . . . . . . . . . . Milton Opero Much, the miller's son . . . . . . Floyd Alldred Allan’s-dale . . . . . . . . . . . Professor Powers Blondel, King Richard's minstrel . Professor Powers Prince John. . . . . . . . . . . . Clyde Snellenberger King Richard o o e e e e e e e e o Willard Chapman Oberon, king of the fairies. . . . Norris Hanks Titania, his Queen . . . . . . . . Bernice Fox PUCR o c o o 0 c o o o o e e c o 0 Grace Comborajian Sheriff of Nottingham. . . . . . . Leo Beach Fitzwalter, Father of Marian . . . Ronald.Larzelere Shadow-of-a-leaf, a fool . . . . . Bernice Whitney Arthur'Plantaganet . . . . . . . . Dudley Powers Queen Elinor . . . . . . . Jenny, Maid to Marian. . . Widow Scarlett e o e o e e Prioress of Kirklee. . . . Assistant prOperty manager Dances........oo 103 . Olive Potter . Birdsall Bettis . Coral Taylor . Minnie Beuthin CREW . Harriet weed . Mrs. Christine MacDonald Mildred.Lamb Central Normal Life, June 15, 1921. 104 THE CLASS IN DRAMATIC READING March 15, 1922 Assembly presents THE PIPER'S PAY Margaret Cameron Mrs. John Burton, (Peggy) . Mrs. Charles Dover, (Mabel) Mrs. Hereford Carr . . Miss Freda Dixon . . . Mary Clarke, a detective . Evelyn Evans, a reporter . Katie, a maid . . . . . Directed by Ira A. BaddO' Isabel J. Berby Ruby Oberly Melba Yerringtcn Martha Chamberlain Besse wood Mildred.Hileme Hazel Page Central Normal Life, vol. III, no. 20. March 15, 1922. 105 THE CLASS IN DRAMATIC READING presents THE CHARM SCHOOL by Alice Duer Miller and Robert Milton June 19, 1922 Normal Foods Austin Benans . . . . David.McKenzie. . . . George Boyd . . . . . Jim Simpkins. . . . . Ted Simpkins. . . . . Homer Johns . . . . . Elsie Benedotti . . . Miss Hays . r . . . . Miss Curtis . . . . . Sally Boyd . . . . . Muriel Doughty. . . . Ethel Spelvin . . . . Alix Mercier . . . . Lillian Stafford. . . Madge Knet . . . . . Central Normal Directed by Ira A. Beddow Chester G. Sudman Edwin W. Babb Frederic A. Keepnick Floyd.A. Alldred Harvey McKay Mason Ward Bernice Happer .Birdsall Bettie Louise Hall Mary Sobey Lysle Britten Irene Burton Ida Morrison Sara Kent . . . . Grace Bilcox June 14, 1922. 105 THE CLASS IN DRAMATIC READING presents THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE by George Bernard Shaw June 18, 1923 Woodland Theatre Mrs. Dudgeon . . . . . . . Essie . . . .. . . . . . . Christy, the fool . . . . Mr. Anderson (Presbyterian Minister. . . . . . Mrs. Anderson - Judith (His wife). . . . . Uncle Titus Dodgeon . . . Mrs. Titus Dudgeon . . . . Uncle William Dudgeon . . Mrs. William Dudgeon . . . LawyerIHaWdinB c e e e e 0 Richard Dudgeon (The Devil' D1301p19) c e c c c The Sergeant . . . . . . . Directed.by Ira A. Beddow CAST . Mrs. Josephine C. Barnes . Miss Lydea Tapio or Miss Louise Conrad . Bernard weedruff . Irett Ferris . Miss Marie Cushman or Miss Bernice McDonald . Clyde Gooden . Miss Marie Cushman or Miss Bernice McDonald . Mason Ward . Miss Lydea Tapio or Miss Louise Conrad e Chas. Patterson . Fred Beddow . Thomas Edwards 10'? Major Swindon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Calkins General Burgoyne . . . . . . . . . . . . Bert Boothe Central Normal Life, June 13, 1923. June 23, 1924 Ioodland Theatre Gladiola . . . Sadie Kate . . . Orphans Loretta o c o e Hamieo O O O O 0 Freddie Perkins Mrs. Lippett . . Judy Abbott . . Miss Pritchard . Cyrus wykoff . . Jervis Pendleton Abner Parsons . Cadman . . . . . Julia Pendleton Sally McBride. . Mrs. Pendleton . Jimmie McBride . 108 THE CLASS IN DRAMATIC READING presents , DADDY LONG LEGS by Jean Webster CAST Directed by Ira A. Beddow In order of speaking in th house Miss Helen Beddow Miss Rosella Sanders Miss Margaret Hawkins Miss Elnora Simmona Mr. Maynard Hicks Miss Katherine Utz Miss Constance McWethy Miss Gladys Beyers Mr. Harold Poulson Mr. Verne Howard Mr. Jake Burnham Mr. Locke Miss Helen Morrison Miss Isabel Burke Miss Sylvia Utz Mr. Lyle Johnson Mrs. Semple . . . Carrie . . . . . Griggs . . . . . walters O O O O O Maids, Other Orphans From the original program. 109 Miss Joanna Lynch Miss Dorothy Downing Mr. E. Dale Kennedy Mr. Bourke Lodewyk June 22, 1925 Woodland Theatre Queen Altemire . King Phanor. . . Princess Zeolide Prince Philamir Azema . . . . . Aristeus . . . . Mirza . . . . . Geleanor . . . . Zoram . . . . . The Poet c c 0.0 110 THE CLASS IN DRAMATIC READING presents THE PALACE OF TRUTH by W. S. Gilbert Directed.by Ira A. Beddow CAST . . . . . . . . Mrs. Roy Robinson . . . . . . . . Herbert Treumner . . . . . . . . Irene Childs . . . . . . . . Albert Mavis . . . . . . . . Mildred Gertrude Thumb . . . . . . . . Lloyd.Bush . . . . . . . . Mrs. Bessie Armstrong . . . . . . . . Arthur Rice . . . . . . . . Nyle Jessup oeecooooIvanCOle Central Normal Life, June 17, 1925. 111 THE CLASS IN DRAMATIC READING ‘ presents THREE ONE ACTS December 7, 1925* Directed by Normal Assembly Hall Ira A. Beddow THEIR.HUSBAND The Mother . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frances L. McCloy The Divorces . . . . . . . . . . . . Ivaln Gabriel The Girl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucile Kashenider Palmist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greta Wellington THURSDAY EVENING Gordon Johns . . . . . . . . . . . . Arthur Fierke Laure, his wife . . . . . . . . . . Norabelle Wilcox Mrs. Sheffield . . . . . . . . . . . Mary NeWberry Mrs. Johns . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary J. Chase Mrs. Horace Pringle. . . . . . . . . Mary Lenore Miller Elaine...............BessleYoung Dunham, the maid . . . . . . . . . . Emma B. Larson Central Normal Life, Dec. 2, 1925. * Postponed. The fire which completely destroyed the main building occurred on the morning of Dec. 7. Given on Dec. 9, 1925 in the high school auditorium. Central Normal Life, Dec. 9, 1925. THE CLASS IN DRAMATIC READING presents THE MOUSE TRAP by March 19, 1926 Assembly CAST “1‘8 0 Campbell Mrs.Curwen........... Mrs.Bemis Mrs.Miller........... Mrs.Roberts........... Jane Somers . . . . . . . . . . . Directed by Ira A. Beddow Lynwood Engle Sharley Sherman Eva Willmarth Mary Calhoun Belle McGee Maud Starmer Central Normal Life, March 17, 1926. 113 THE CLASS IN DRAMATIC READING June 18, 1926 loodland Theatre Miss Austen . . . Mrs. Harold . . . Mrs. Craig . . . Ethel Landreth . Falter Craig . . Mrs. Trazier . . Billy Brikmore . Joseph Cartelle . Harry . . . . . . Eugene Gredericks presents CRAIG' S WIFE by George Kelly Directed.by Ira A. Beddow . . . . . Martha Moxie . . . . . Helen Slentz . . . . . Florence Tennant . . . . . Frances Durfee . . . . . John Selden Tennant . . . . . Barbara K. Anthony . . . . . Emory Ingersoll . . . . . Arthur Fierke . . . . . Clarence Haas o c e e 0 George '0 Lana Central Normal Life, June 16, 1926.- 114 THE CLASS IN DRAMATIC READING presents ALL OF A SUDDEN PEGGY June 17, 1927 Directed by Woodland Theatre Ira A. Beddow CAST Anthony, Lord Crackenthorp . . . . . Roy W. Kettler Hon. Jimmy Keppel. . . . . . . . . . Lynwood.Ende Major.Archie Phipps . . . . . . . . Clarence Browning Jack Menzies . . . . . . . . . . . . Howard R. Woodruff Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert J. Stevens Lucas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wayne M. Boelio Lady Crackenthorp. . . . . . . . . . Isabelle Lewis Hon. Millicent Keppel. . . . . . . . Ruth.Hoard Hon. Mrs. Colquhaun. . . . . . . . . Marie Schneider Mrs. O'Mara. . . . . . . . . . . . . Norma Chadwick Peseta”. oooo........MargaretBeddow Central Michigan College, The Chippewa, 1927. 115 THE CLASS IN DRAMATIC READING presents THE CASSILIS' ENGAGEMENT by St. John Hankin June 20, 1930 Directed by Auditorium Ira A. Beddow CAST Mrs. Cassilis . . . . . . . . . . . .Thelma Barks Countess of Remenham. . . . . . . . .Mrs. Grace Niggeman Lady Marchmont. . . . . . . . . . . .Betty Somerville Mrs. Herries. . . . . . . . . . . . .Dorothy Dawe Mrs. Borridge . . . . . . . . . . . .Beryle Lanning Lady Mabel Venning. . . . . . . . . .Ruth Mavis Ethel Borridge. . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. Vivian Hetzman The Rector. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Almeron Seton Major Harrington. . . . . . . . . . .Horace Hodge Geoffry Cassilis. . . . . . . . . . .Lloyd McPhail Watson, the Butler. . . . . . . . . .Julius Barbour Dorset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eleanor Thompson Central State Life, May 21, 1930. 116 THE CLASS IN PLAY PRODUCTION June 16, 1928 New'Auditorium ,Alfred.Honeycutt . . presents SO THIS IS LONDON by Arthur Goodrich Jennings, Lady D's butler. Lady Beauchamp . . . Elinor Beauchamp . . Flunky at the Ritz . Hiram Draper Jr. . . Hiram Draper . _. . . Mrs. Hiram Draper. . Thomas, a butler . . Sir'Percy Beauchamp. Directed by Ira A. Beddow Howard Woodruff George Conway Mrs. Julian Spencer Carrie Trombley Lewis Kelly Raymond Nash Al West Doris Muscott Paul Sutton Ray Brainard Central Michigan College, The Chippewa, 1928, p. 111, picture. 117 THE CLASS IN DRAMATIC READING presents COME OUT OF THE KITCHEN June 19, 1931 Olivia Dangerfield . Augustus Thomas Elizabeth Dangerfield . . Mrs. Falkener. . . . Cora Falkener. . . . Amanda . . . . . . . Thomas Lefferts . . Burton Crane . . . . Solon Tucker . . . . Paul Dangerfield . . Charles Dangerfield Randolf Weeks . . . Central State Life, by June 3, Directed by Ira A. Beddow Marguerite Sage Ruth Isbell Lottie Bruce Frances Anne Kane Edith Moyer Cecil Swenson Harold.Hughes Edward.Killoran Joseph English Leonard Davis Alger Fancher 1931. 118 CENTRAL STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE presents THE WORLD AND HIS WIFE by Jose de Echegaray June 17, 1932 College Auditorium Den Julian. . . . . . . . Denna Teodorra, his wife. Don Severe. . . . . . . . Denna Mercedes, his wife. Don Pepite, their son . . Captain Beaulieu, of the British Embassy . . . DonEmestOee coco. Genaro, Concierge . . . . Servant . . . . . . . . . Scenic Artist . . . . . . Electrician . . . . . . . Stage Carpenter . . . . . Special Assistant . . . . From the original program. .Mr. Directed by Ira A. Beddow Ernest Knirk .Mrs. Dorthy Buchanan .Mr. Albert Clute .Miss Ruth Swarthout .Mr. .Mr. .Mr. .Mr. .Mr. .Mr. .Mr. .Mr. Lee Schillaci Lionel Haight Louis Wetzel Sharron Burnham Clyde Creed Robert Lewis Elliott Barr Keith Entreken .Miss Marion Kern 119 THE CLASS IN DRAMATIC READING presents THE IVORY DOOR by A. A. Milne June 15, 1933 Directed by College Auditorium Ira A. Beddow CAST PROLOGUE King Hilary . . . . . . . . . . . Wilbur Beyden Prince Perivale . . . . . . . . . Master Jimmie Roberts Servant . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harry Brattin THE PLAY King Perivale . . . . . . . . . . Albert Clute Brand, his body-servant . . . . . Carl Larsen Anna . . . .'. . . . . . . . . . Georgia Kelderhouse Thora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adelaide Schmitt The Chancellor Ray Ellis Jessica . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frances Miner Anton .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Howard Whitehead Old Beppe . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester Ceanes Simeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wayne Weeby Count Rolly . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Becker The Hummer . . . . . . . . . . . Fred Bush 180 Titus Wilbur Beynton Soldiers of the Guard. . . . Carlo Cecil McGirr Bruno, Captain of the Guard . . . . . Karl Wile Princess Lilia . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine Sommers A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE The King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lewis D. Wetzel The Prince . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillip Prescott Soldiers, Citizens THE CLASS OF '35 presents SO THIS IS LONDON by Arthur Goodrich May 10, 1934 College Auditorium Hiram Draper, Jr. . . Elinor Beauchamp. . . LadW’Amy Ducksworth . Hiram Draper, Sr. . . Mrs. Hiram Draper . . A Flunkey at the Ritz Sir’Percy Beauchamp . ,Alfred Honeycutt . . Lady Beauchamp . . . Thomas, a butler . . Jennings, Lady Ducksworth's butler. From the original program. Directed by Ira A. Beddow Wesley Dunn Florence McKnight .Virginia Markey Robert Young Loraine Mayhew Rex Gillen Howdy Loomis Frank Loomis Elizabeth Carroll Frank McKernan Carlyle Alldread IIIIJ'. THE June 12, 1934 .Auditorium 122 CLASS IN DRAMATIC READING presents THE LIARS by Sir Henry Arthur Jones Directed by Ira A. Beddow CAST Colonel Sir ChristOpher Deering . . .Carl Larson Edward Falkner . . . Gilbert Nepean . . . George Nepean . . . Freddie Tatton . . . Archibald Coke . . . waiter . . . . . . . Taplin . . . . . . . Gadsby . . . . . . . Footman . . . . . . Hrs. Crespin . . . . Beatrice Evernoe . . Dolly Coke . . . . . Ferris . . . . . . . Lady Rosamond Tatton Lady Jessica Nepean . . . . . . . . Paul Lowrey . . . . . . . . Earle Mayville . . . . . . . . Elliot Barr . . . . . . . . Chester Coanes . . . . . . . . Benjamin Hanthorne . . . . . . . . E. E. Price . . . . . . . . Carlyle Alldread . . . . . . . . Wesley Dunn . . . . . . . . Rex Gillen . . . . . . . . Dorothy Schmidt . . . . . . . . Virginia Markey . . . . . . . . Eunice Shelly . . . . . . . . Mildred Hostetler . . . . . . . . Marjorie Kane . . . . . . . . Catherine Morrison THE CLASS IN DRAMATIC READING June 21, 1935 Auditorium presents THE TORCH BEARERS by George Kelly Directed by Ira A. Beddow Mrs. J. Duro Pampinelli . . . . . . Mary Lee McNamee Miss Florence McCrickett. . . . . . Betty Carroll Mrs. Nellie Fell. . . Mr. Ralph Twiller . . Mrs. Clara Sheppard . . . . . . . . Desmond Jane Hicks . . . . . . . Stanley Bare o o o o o o o Donalda Taylor Mr. Hexley Hossefrosse. . . . . . . Carlyle Alldread Mr. Bpindler. . . . . Hrs. Frederick Ritter Hr. Hitter. . . . . . Teddy Spearing. . . . Jennie. . . . . . . . Hr. State Manager . . . . . . . . . Jack Tebbel . . . . . . . Maude Lougheed . . . . . . . Don Wattrick . . . . . . . Albert warner . . . . . . . Lorraine Mayhew o o o o o o 0 William BOyden Central State Life, June 12, 1935. 124 CENTRAL STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE presents .- REKEMBER THE DAY by Philo Higley and Phillip Dunning June 18, 1936 College Auditorium First Bell Boy. . . . . . . . Nora Trinnell . . . . . . . . Flower Girl . . . . . . . . . Second Bell Boy . . . . . . . Reporter. . . . . . . . . . Dewey Roberts . . . . . . . . Kate Hill . . . . . . . . . . Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Hill. . . . . . . . . . Ellen Talbot. . . . . . . . . Miss Price. . . . . . . . . . Dan Hopkins . . . . . . . . . Edith Phelps. . . . . . . . . Mrs. Roberts. . . . . . . . . Ch-Erlie O O O 0 O O O O O O O Directed by Ira A. Beddow Achille Monanco Hilda Milletee Katherine Buncie William Wepman Carlyle Alldread Jimmy Roberts Betty Lou Carey James Wheeler Dave Gover Sally Braden Jeannette Houghtaling Franklin Myers June Hulsapple Donna Hornbeck Junior Mac Rae Dorothy . . . Edgar . . . . ’ Mildred . . . Jane. . . . . Mr. Roberts . Mr. Phelps. . Miss Kline. . Anna. . . . . D. R. Roberts Jean Ann Tice Vernie Rogers Barbara Veit Ruth Gover Arnold Prissing Gordon Morton Isabel Dean Erdine Bauman William Emerson Central State Life, June 10, 1936. CENTRAL STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE presents HOLIDAY by Philip Barry June 16, 1937 Directed.by College Auditorium Ira A. Beddow CAST Linda Seton . . . . . . . . . . . . . June Hulsapple Johnny Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Dickman Julia Seton . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucy Chase Ned Seton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Rogers Susan Potter. . . . . . . . . . . . . Evelyn Baker Nick Potter . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Bullock Edward Seton. . . . . . . . . . . . . Arnold.Prissing Laura Cram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Lynch Seton Cram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orville Bailey Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Markel Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marshall Michaela Delia...oooooooooooooLu01leBaker From the Original Program. THE SPEECH DEPARTMENT C.S.T.C. June 15, 1938 College Auditorium presents THE NIGHT OF JANUARY 16th by Ayn Rand Directed,by Ira A. Beddow CAST Bailiff . . . . . . JUdge Heath 0 o e e e 0 District Attorney Flint His Secretary . . . Defense Attorney. . His Secretary . . . Clerk of the Court. Karen Andre . . . . Dr. Kirkland. . . . Mrs. John Jutchins. Homer Van Fleet . . Elmer Sweeney . . . Nancy Lee Faulkner. Magna Svenson . . . John Graham Whitfield Jane Chandler . . . . . . . . Robert Johnson . . . . . Arnold Ketels . . . . . Arthur Seltzer . . . . . to be chosen . . . . . Matthew Godfrey . . . . . to be chosen . . . . . Gleeland Winslow . . . . . Ruth.Lockwood . . . . . Charles Doyl . . . . . Laurens Beadle . . . . . Joseph Luger . . . . . Theodore Campbell . . . . . Ida watson . . . . . Marion Hanson . . . . . Shelton Fray . . . . . Margaret Siver I .I. \.I.) In Sigurd Junquist . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Bullock Larry Regan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Diekman Roberta Van Rensselaer. . . . . . . .'. Helen Norcross Stenographer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . to be chosen Policeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to be chosen Second Policeman. . . . . . . . . . . . to be chosen Court Attendant . . . . . . . . . . . . Arnold Murray Central State Life, April 20, 1938. THE CLASS IN PLAY PRODUCTION presents TOVARICH by Jacques Duval adapted'by Robert E. Sherwood June 14, 1939 Directed by College Auditorium Ira A. Beddow CAST Prince Mikail Alexandrovitch Ouratieff . Art Seltzer Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna . . . . . Ruth Lockwood Olga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Estelle Burnett Count Feodor Frenkenaki . . . . . . . . Ray Kilrain Chauffourier—Dufieff. . . . . . . . . . Jerry Rideout IMartelleau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Archille Monaco Fernande Dupont. . . . . . . . . . . . . Gladyce Owens Charles Dupont . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Eldridge Dryer Louise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fern Morris Georges Dupont . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Lalley Helene Dupont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth.Ferre11 Concierge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth McLaughlin IMadame Van Hemert. . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Bush Madame Chauffourier—Dubieff. . . . . . . Ruth.Burnham Commissar Goretchenke. . . . . . . . . . Everett WOods From the original program. THE CLASS II PLAY PRODU presents KR. PIE PASSES BY by A. A. Milne December 13. 1939 Warriner Auditorium CAST Anne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carraway Pim. . . . . . . . . . . Dinah Harden. . . . . . . . . . . Brian Strange. . . . . . . . . . . Clivia Harden . . . . . . . . . . George Harden, J. P. . . . . . . Lady Harden . . . . . . . . . . . From the original program. 130 ION Directed by Fred R. Bush Catherine Wright Edwin Ellis Harriet Foss Delton "aple Eleanor Addy F. Ellsworth Overly "r1 Betty .ush February 13. 14, 1940 Warriner Auditorium Captain Hardy . Lieutenant Osborne. Private Mason . . . 2nd Lieutenant Raleigh. Captain Stahhope. 2nd Lieutenant Hibbert. Company Sergeant-Major. The Colonel . . . . . . 2nd Lieutenant Trotter. German Soldier. . . . . Privates. From the original 101 THE EASQUEPS present JUURNE"S END by R. C. Sherriff Directed by Fred R. Bush CAST . . Paul Stewart . . Floyd Overly . . Kelvin Kennedy . . Charles Westie . . Fremont Vsrnum . . Vernon Higginbotham . . Robert Knott . . Warren Williams 0 O Efl'lrll PLpumbO . . James Stauffer William Nicnol, William laCroix program. THE CLASS IE FLA! PRDDUCTION presents LHAT A LIFE by Clifford Goldsmith June 6, 1940 Warriner Auditorium CAST Miss Shea, Secretary of Mr. Bradley . . Fr. Nelson, Assistant Principal . . . . Hr. Patterson, a history teacher. . . . Miss Pike, a botany tePCher . . . . . . Bill, a student . . . . . . . . . . . . Kiss Eagleston, a home—room teacher . . Directed by Fred R. Bush Olga Jones Donald Kennedy Fremont Varnum Ceraldine Roth Jack Tremaine Margaret Greer Miss Johnson, a physical education teQCher. Donna Martineau Mr. Veccnitto, a parent . . . . . . . . Henry Aldrich, a student. . . . . . . . Barbara Pearson, a student. . . . . . . Gertie, a student . . . . . . . . . . . Hr. Bradley, the Principal. . . . . . . Miss Wheeler, a music teacner . . . . . George Bigelow, a student . . . . . . . Hrs. Aldrich, Henry's mother. . . . . . Mr. Ferguson, from police headquarters. MRI? 1 8. StU'lent e o o e e e o e e e e e From the original program. Gene Hurst Earl‘Rsmbo Phyllis Wagner Betty Lee Crawford Le Roy Hoover Giadyce Owens Arthur Seltzer Anita Waltrip Edwin Ellis Marie De Agostino July 3c, Warriner How 18 1k.- v: Georre Ci Rebecca 31‘ IT -. ‘v’ ...—1‘ ll'ilL DELLIVL l940 Auditorium 50m 0 e e e e L, O O O C . . O . O C O O . pl 1y ‘1‘3'8‘013 e e e e e Efiliy webb e o o e o 0 Professor xre W850. 1;:1-1-1‘9 :16 O 0 Lady in the Balcony. Fan in the Auditorium. Lacy in the Orchestra Simon Sti firs. Soon 9' _._I"S . FOP? "ISOTI e o e 0 es. 0 O O 0 st. . . . . ZmEAREHEH‘CF C. presents CUR TOT?! by Tnornton Wilder easy I :lt. O O O O O I Directed by Thelma Slack Albert VaVis (H. in 18011 i H" “ Tarfiuerlte Coyle Robert Bailey Audrie Skinner Pelliter Vivien Ansonch Loyd Reiley Fremont Varnum Gladys Mow Herbert Fox Turiel Erie: Allison Pratt Fredenbursh lou "onohen Constable Va (‘71 fl .- can o-aig. Joe Stoddard Organist . . Villacers: 134 rren. . . . . . . . . . . . . Warren Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ferdinand Gennrich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ceorge Prefiitser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John TcTasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dora Silver Florence Schultz, "ary Vilns, Irwin Cemnbell, Pauline Leux, Theodore Talker, Adan Help, Rinenart Filler, Delores Parliament, Varfaret Bush, Betty Bush, Lucille Powers, C! Dick Kloko, Theodore Jehncon, Norman Dietz, Ardin Peterson. From the original program. THE YASQUERS nresent THE YOUNGF T by Philip 38 rry L19I‘Cn C4, 251 1941 Warriner Auditorium CAST Cliflfq Plotte Wll’lSlOW o o o o o o o o 0 Oliver Winslow . . . . . . . . . . . It? PIX Wins—10W o o o o o o o o o o o o ‘1’ Au; usta insl low Hartin . . . . . . . A1911 "art in o o o o o o o o o o o o Yartna ("ruff") Winslow - - ° ° ° ' From the original program. 135 Directed by Fred R. Push and Fremont Varnum Fleie Snull Herry Kenyon nirley Goodrich Helen Yorrow James Steuffer Herriett Myers Vernon Qiqrinootnam Donne Vertineau Dorothy Nalany Erowsie Jack T11 E D E?- A FIE“ FT '1' nresents THE TATIYTG’ OF cy ‘.’."illi'~2m Smelt . H ,1 OF DPLFVH -.+_:.E SHHLJ'f!’ eSpenre Key 23. i941 Directed by Warriner AHditoriUm Fred R. Bush SAbT :notista, a gentlemen of Padua ... . . . Tommy weisbqrtn Ketnerinn) Dorotny Kelly ) louhhters to Epftista . . . . Bianca ) Versuerite Felpsss Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona . . . . Vernon Hisqinbotnnm grunio) Vex fiiiierd ) servonts to Petruchio . . . . p Curtis) Kenneth Forton Gremio ) Gene Hurs ) suitors to Blence . . . . . . Hortensio) Fremont Vernum Vincentio, a merchent of Fise. . . . . . Ctto Penning Lucentio, e ssn to Vincentio . . . . . . Delton Yepie Tranio ) Norm Fllefson ) servrnts to Lnoent‘o. . . . . Biondello) Fnrnin fiinter A tfioow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florence Woodard A Tailor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vernon Lonaie Dencers: Deionine Gibrslewicz, Rey YcAlvey, Geneva Smith, Rooert Lene, Jone Grit Clover D'Aifiie, Jack T o“ -oen, (‘1 J .- ‘_- 'fifl esimir RenoWsfii, eyior From tne orisinel orodrem. TnE Tnh George Aurust 4,5, 1941 Reoeoted Hovencer 25, Warriner Auditorium m Ernest Hrs. Stenley 137 DgPAEffgiT fl? SPEECH presents Ad WHO CAKE TO DLNKE oy S. Knufnen and Foss Hart Directed ry 1941 Fred R. Pusn V-w D CA . Elsie Snull u. . . . . . . . . Kiss Preen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arzone Eowrnn Ricnord btenley. . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas Turrey June Stanley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verilynn Inxold John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arden Peterson Seroh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty Vermilye firs. Dexter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loueiia Fonl firs. YcCutcneon. . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Vcfiee “r. Stenley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ward Fountain Wag ie Cutler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harriett Myers Dr. Bradley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonn Soderquist Sheridan Wniteside . . . . . . . . . . . Fremont Vernum .Herriet Stanley. . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginie Douglas Bert Jefferson . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vernon Finninbotnem Professor Yetz . . . . . . . . . . . . . Georce @rnmbo The Luncheon fluests. . . . . . . . . . . Cecil Koore William Nicnols Expressmnn . . . Lorraine Sheldon Sandy. . . . . . Eeverly Cerleton Westcott . . . . 138 Keri Festerlinq . . . . Dorotny Kelly . . . . Norman Ellefson . . . . Peul Ginter . . . . Henry Scnitfer Choir Boys senjo. . . Deputies . . . . . . . . . Billy Ferrienn, Billy FocDonell, Leo Kioftuller, Kerk Kinfmuller, Josetn Cescnrelli, Robert Lewens, Billy Snepnerd, Dick Ucferney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earl Rambo 0 O 0 O O O O O O O O O O O C cameron Dean William YcDeniel From tne original program. IKE bUTDAY EV Y. .- .- "W“V' "m . rv-~ ~~- 3.11.1. D;;.“..7A;;l ll] .!.I‘..'1. £10me Cnerles Renn Ken edy December 7, 1941 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Fred R. Fush CAD? lenson, e butler . . . . . . .y. . . . . Yernon Higginoothem Tne Reverend William Smytne, Vicer . . . Fremont Varnum fiery, tne Vicnr's niece. . . . . . . . . Harriett Tyers Yortne, tne Vicar's wife . . . . . . . . Dorothy Kelly Fr. hobert Smitn, a gentleman or necessery occuration . . . . . . Fnrl Rembo James Yakeshyfte, D. D., Tne Lord Bishoo of Lencnsnire. . . . . Fred Bush 5 O F: .14 g :3 to H "'3 d O a‘ a “D 3 O From t} THE PLAY PRCDUCIiON CLASi presents STAG: DOOR by @eorwe S. Koufmen and Fdne Ferber February 2, 3, l942 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Fred F- Bush 3A5? lee Brant . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . Leone Lent: Bernice Niemeyer . . . . . . . . . . . . Velma Fieley Susan Paine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pernice Kane T'ottie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hutu Lowless Lery Heroer (9i: fiery) . . . . . . . . . Betty Ross Kory McCune (Little Fury). . . . . . . . Delpnine GBDRSlGWlCZ Madeleine Veuclein . . . . . . . . . . . Mery Lou Konler Juditu Cenrield. . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenriette Wnitford Ann Braddock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hertha Poones Firs. Orcutt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jene T*"cDermott Kaye Hamilton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Farce Dues Pat Divine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vedine Robinson Linde Snew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty Reed Jean Neitlend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key Cowen Bobby Kelrose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iris Uuyskens Louise Nitcnell. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dolly Fowler Kendall Adams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alice Slough Frank. O O I O O O O O O O O O O O I O 0 Donald ‘llllvr8.lker Terry Randall. . . . . . . . . . . Sam meetings . . . . . . . . . . . Jimmy Devereaux. . . . . . . . . . Fred Powell. . . . . . . . . . . . Lou Kilnauser. . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Crcutt. . . . . . . . . . . DaVid Kinsley. . . . . . . . . . . Kieth Burgess. . . . . . . . . . . Ellen FSHWI‘k. . . . . ... . . . . Tony Gillette. O O O O O O O O O I L9.I)mr xfl'eSCCDtt. O O O O O O O O O O El-Lly. O O O O O O O O O O O O O O AdOlI' GI’BtZl o o o o o o o o o o o From the original nroqram. 141 Florence Vary Gwinn Jim Dutcher Jim Gay Kenneth Chambers Arthur Halloran Eugenia Burrett John Evans Rooert Dallard Nora Sneeney Eugene Kane Arlene Laage Jane Orr Edward Yabrove Emery Freeman nenry Kelerian ihE IASQUFRS nresent LOST HORIZOHS by John hayden and Harry beeall V March lO, 12, 1942 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Fred R. Bush CA DT Janet. . . . . . . . . . nelen Varnum Rita . . . . . . . . . . Dorouhy Kelly ncloh. . . . . . . . . . Dave Lewis Attendant. . . . . . . . Charles Phillips Guide. . . . . . . . . . Vernon FleeinbOtham Banker . . . . . . . . . Howard YcDonald Scrubvoman . . . . . . . Phyllis Dag ett Llsie. . . . . . . . . . Barbara fioodricn ..rs. Kondos. . . . . . . Artys Flynn Oliver Reynolds. . . . . Stewart Gingricn Doobs. . . . . . . . . . Sob tideman Diane Reynolds . . . . . Harriett Tyers :ob Potter . . . . . . . Eugene Kane Gary Farwell . . . . . . Charles testie urayson. . . . . . . . . Tard Fountain Adam Theyer. . . . . . . Fremont Va‘num Eddie. . . . . . . . . . Barton Dizlh naude Trevor . . . . . . fiery honler DOhl’flf—‘n. o o Detective Keegan DeteriVB Daniels. Wormser. . . Fresc0tt . . Paul Duttine Edna . . . . Dr. Marshall Sybil. . . . Flusser. . . Lfiss Smith . froarietress Actresses. . 143 -< Robert Radamncner Frenk Serardino Arthur malloran Donald ”alker Jack Trustman John Evens Zola Varscen Valuer Seioel Harriet :oss John Sodercuist Iillie Curtis Yinerva Perxer Chaney ’ MarJorie Anderson and farion Thomas From the oririnal nrosram. 144 “gr-us Lotti” CF SPEECH “FPFQQtS FIFST LAD! by George S. Kailfrnnn end Katherine 2.63.4303 Warriner Auditorium Fred R. Sush I 1 . v a . .‘ F). .rjorie Sellhein Ll (D *4 F .I 0‘; H Pa :s O: ‘3 ds . . . . . . . . . . Alma Charles . . . . . . . . . Donald Talker Sophy Prescott. . . . . . Prrriett zany Paige. . . . . . . . Hrrriet Foe“ Hayne. . . . . Eleanor Addy "tenh,n Jayne . . . . . . Fremont ”nrnun Selle Hardvick. . . . . . Jane *cDermott ch. Ives . . . . . . . . Petty Push Ann Forrester . . . . . . Florence Very “Winn Conrres man's Wife. . . . Donna Vartineau Her Comranion . . . . . . Karilou Konler The Persian . . . . . . . Arthur Ualloran ' l i D roness Crloff . . . . . Tarion Tantalakis Senor Ortega. . . . . . . Howar’ FcDonald Kadrme Frotopooescu . . . Celeste Jenis ;sdone Pevltcn. . . . . . Ieona Lnntz Konsieur Chenf. . . . . . .ene lane 7' ' -' . n a "- I1 18 LE {1y 0 o o o o o o o o ‘f 1.? ‘5 1:? .L." I‘LH‘S e The General. . . . . . U} T'r . Davennort . . . . Louella ”ay Creevey. . Cornelia Rivers. . . . Senator Ton Frrdvick . Senator Gordon Keane . Trene Richard. . . . . 145 Jack Tremaine Velma Rieley Lois Fradenbureh Julia Doozan John Evans Forbara June Payne Charle Phillins Charles Westie Robert Ballard Warren Williams Norman Ellefson Donald Forg From the oririnal nroarem. THE DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH presents CALL If A DA! by Dodie Smith July 16, 17, 1942 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Fred R. Bush CAST Dorothy Hilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia Loveday Roger Hilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earl Rambo Vera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laurene Allen Ann Hilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty Vermilya Martin Hilton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Lynch Catherine Hilton . . . . . . . . . . . . Eleanor James Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helen Sikkene Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Mrs. Milsom. . . . . . . . . . - . . . . Virginia Newman Paul Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Borg Etnel Francis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geneva Wisneski Muriel Weston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eatner Ingalle Frank‘Hmnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Pyiee Elsie Lester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Glougie Beatrice Gwynne. . . . . . . . . . . . . Marguerite Burkett .I Illrilllllr :1 11%| III. Alistair Brown . . . . . . . . . . Joan Coliett . . . . . . . . . . . From tne original program. Bob Pellock Margaret McKie MASQUERS present DOUBLE DOOR BX Elizabeth McFadden November 12. 13. 1942 Warriner Auditorium Avery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Darrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caroline Van Bret . . . . . . . . . . . Victorie Van Bret . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Cnaee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Neff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rip Van Bret. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. John Sully. . . . . . . . . . . . . mmb. rt 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O From tne original program. Directed by Fred R. Bush Virginia Loveday Donald Walker Marjorie Dues Florence Mary Gwinn Helen Varnum Dorothy Kelly Jonn EVans Edward Klaeky Charles Westie Fremont Varnum Warren Williams THE PLAY PRODUCTION CLASS presents LETTERS TO LUCERNE by Fritz Rotter and Allen Vincent January 12, 13, 1943 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Fred R. Bush UAST Olga Kirinski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bertha Croftcnik Gustave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucien Bartnick Erna Schmidt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara June Payne Gretchen Linder . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marjorie Wise Hans Schmidt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spencer Denison Margarethe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elsie Manning Mrs. Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia Vincer Bingo Hill... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fran Mewmaw Felice Renoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shirley nagenoueh Sally Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia Fedcke Marion Curwood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Horn Francois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maurice Durfee Koppler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean Cooper From the original program. MASQUERS present WATCH ON TnE RHINE by Lillian Hellman February 4,o. 1943 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Fremont Varnum Anise . . . . . . . . . . . . .l. . . . Jane McDermott Joseph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucien Bartnick Fanny Farrelly. . . . . . . . . . . . . Helen Varnum David Farrelly. . . . . . . . . . . .‘. Jonn Evans Marthe de Brancovis . . . . . . . . . . Florence Mary Gwinn Teck de Brancovis . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Westie Sara Muller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DorOtny Kelly Joshua Muller . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duane Pelletier Bodo Muller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Theunissen Babette Mnller. . .’. . . . . . . . . . Gladis Kinsey Kurt Muller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Westie From tne original program. THE DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH presents POST ROAD Dy Wilbur Daniel Steele and Norma Mitchell January 17, 18. 1944 Warriner Auditorium George Preble . . May Madison Preble. Wesley Cartrignt. Bill. . . . . . . Celia . . . . . . Emily Madison . . Jeeby Cashier . . Dr. Spender . . . Nurse Martin. . . Matt. . . . . . . Virgil. . . . . . Jay . . . . . . . IMrB. Canby. . . . mrs. Cashier. . . From the original program. Directed by wilbur»Moore Walter Tupy Margaret Cook Harry Mosimann Richard Goodman Mae Jewel Stevens Ruth horn June Ross Edward Moser Bette Baldwin Dale Lease William Ward Warren Giese Eula Tottingham Mary June Pelton 1523 MASQUERS present NlGnT MUST FALL by Emlyn Willians February l4, 15, 1944 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Virginia Vincer Mrs. Bramson . . . . . . . . . . . Frances Mewmaw Olivia Grayne Dorothy Ayre Hubert Laurie . . . . . . . } . . Frederick Routh Nurse Libby . . . . . . . . . . . Betty Webster Mrs. Terrence. . . . . . . . . . . Marjorie Wise Dora Parkoe . . . . . . . . . . . Eleanor James Ricnardson Inspector Belsize. . . . . . . . . Joe Whitney Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ernest Vegter From the original program. l|l I IIJJIJ' .‘I'l ‘h-o-l 153 THE CLASS IN PLAY PRODUCTION presents MiSS JIMMY by Jean Provence May 15, 16, 1944 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Eugene Chenoweth CAST Louise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marian Pendall Florence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean Chisholm Catherine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Hanson Doris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorothy Sweeney Harriett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Muntz DrOOpy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Cote Miss Watkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elma June Neely Jimmy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elmer Jensen Prof. Frazier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred Bissell From the original program. .... ‘ki Illelll.‘ . ‘. Pure... {Ilen- 154 IRE DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH presents FANNI AND THE SERVANT PROBLEM by Jerome K. Jerome August 7, 8. 1944 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Fred R. Bush CAST Fanny e e e e e e e e e e e e e DorOtny Ayre Vernon Wetnerell. Lord Bantock. . Warren Packer Martin Bennet . . . . . . . . . . Wesley Olsen - V-12 Susannah Bennet . . . . . . . . . Marie Bower Jane Bennet . . . . . . . . . . . Miriam Simpson Ernest Bennet . ... . . . . . . . David.Sunden - V-12 Honoria Bennet. . . . . . . . . . Marie Whaley The Misses Wetnerell. . ... . . . Betty Vermilya Virginia Fedcke George P. Newte . . . . . . . . . Alfred Loewenstein - v-12 Dr. Freemantle . . . . . . . . . William Pyies - V-l2 From the original program. MASQUERS present CLAUDIA by Rose Franken December 4,5. 1944 Warriner Auditoriu- Mrs. Brown . ... . . . . . . . . . . David Naugnton ... . . . . . . . . . Claudia Naughton . . . . . . . . . . Bertha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fritz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JerrySeymoure........... Madame Daruecnka . . . . . . . . . . JuliaNaughton........... From tne original program. Directed by Fred R. Bush Ruth Horn Frederick Congdon V-12 Fran Mermaw Rose Bette Baldwin Wesley Olsen v.12 William Pyles V-12 Marjorie Wise Dorothy Ayre ,. . ..Il... If; THE PLAY PRODUCTION CLASS presents JANIE by Josephine Bentham and Herschel Williams January 23, 24, 25. 1945 Warriner Auditorium Tina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Colburn. . . . . . . . . Elsbeth Colburn. . . . . . . . . Lucille Colburn. . . . . . . . . Rodney . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Van Brunt . . . . . ... . . Janie Colburn. . . . . . . . . . Bernadine Dodd . . . . . . . . . Paula Rainey . . . . . . . . . . Scooper Nolan. . . . . . . . . . Thelma Lawrence. . . . . . . . . Dick Lawrence. . . . . . . . . . Andy . ... . . . . . . . . . . . Frank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oscar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hortense Bennington. . . . . . . .mad Pan“. HacketO O O O O O O O Directed by Fred R. Bush Patricia Coffman Bill Gregory Eleanor Kalbfleisch Mary Ann Knmler Louis Woodruff Edward Grant Patricia Slaughter Iris Wilcox Gwen Gwinn Richard Smith V-lz Alma Argo James Hodge V-12 Walter Hurt V-lz Robert Stocks V412 Milan Ivancic V412 Jacqueline Barret Paul Elliott V-12 O I I C e e e e u . e n e 9 e a v e. , . e e e o e I O 0 a .. e e a u . e O u. e e e e I e 9 e e e e e O I e e e e o . e I p e O a e e r u e e e e e e r p e e O a o e c e e e a O O o t e I. D t O I o O I a 0 G I a v e e O ‘ e v a a D e. i a I 0 e e 4 o a l 9 0 e e O o I Q a. t a e o e b t O 0 v e o e 0 0 a C e e e e a e e v . o u e e o e 0 e e u e e C e t u e a e v r e 0 e v e o O D e I o e I e O o e 0 o The Rhythm Busters . . . . . . . MickeyMalone.......... Pnyl and Phil . . . . . . . . . . Uncle Poodgie . . . . . . . . . . From tne original program. Harold Clements Eddie Hanson Arthur Kipp Robert Ross V412 Phyllis Roberts Phillip Monaghan V-12 Gordon Showers . a Illiii . mASQUERS present THE SONG OF BERNADETTE by Jean and Walter Kerr April 10. ll. 12. 1945 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Fred R. Bush CAST Sister Marie Therese Vauzous . . . . Dorothy Ayre Jeanne Abadie . . . . . . . . . . . Juanita Demott Bernadette Soubirous . . . . . . . . ,Ruth Horn Marie Soubirous. . . . . . . . . . . Glenna Douglas Students . . . Sally Carnahan, Marjorie Prior. Dorothy Pratt, Dorothy Sweeney. Kathryn Dryer. Carol Mizer Dean Peyramale . . . . . . . . . . . Edward Grant Louise Soubirous . . . . . . . . . . Marjorie Wise Soubirous . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wesley Olsen V-12 Croisine Bouhounorts . . . . . . . . Isabel Greennoe .Louis Bouriette . . . . . . . . . . Jacx Iskin V412 Bernardo Casterot . . . . . . . . . Jean Chisholm madame Sajou . . . . . . . . . . . . Alice Provost .Antoine Nicolau. . . . . . . . . . . Paul Elliott V-lz ZMayor Lacade . . . . . . . . . . . . Clinton Stroebel Jacomet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Gregory Dr. DOZOuS e e e e e e e e e e e e Celeste . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lladame Pernet O O O O O O O O O O O 0 Mother Josephine . . . . . . . . . From the original program. 159 Frederick Congdon V-12 Eleanor Pnilp Vernics Dalton Joan Hanson MASQUERS present DARK VICTOR! by George Brewer. Jr. and Bertram May 21) 229 1945. Warriner Auditorium Dr. Frederick Steele . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Wainwright . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Parsons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judith Tranerne . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alden Blaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LeslieClarke............... Miss Jenny . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . From tne original program. Bloch Directed by Frederick Congdon Frederick Congdon Marge Wise Jonn Fitzgerald Dorothy Ayre Ann Gidilewich Jack Iskin James Hodge Ruth horn }_J C) H THE CLASS 1N PLAY PRODUCTION presents JANE EIRE Dy Wall Spence from the Novel by Charlotte Bronte June 11. in. l3. 1945 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Fred R. Bush CAST Mrs. Fairfax . .'. . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Dreyer Adele Varens . . . . . . . . . . . . Isabel Greenhoe Nora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ardith Osborn Grace Poole . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Kaufmann Jane Eyre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Eddy Edward Rochester . . . . . . . . . . Frederick Congdon, V-lZ Bessie Leaven. . . . . . . . . . . . Marion Pendell Bertha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eileen Jones Dowager Lady Ingram. . . . . . . . . Eleanor Philp Lady Mary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lillian Beebe IDr. Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Iskin, V-lZ Lady Blanche . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorothy Ayre Sir Wilfred Lynn Rooert Bovee. V-lz Zita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lillian Keefer Richard Mason. . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Leadem, V-l2 .Rev. John Rivers . . . . . . . . . . William Cramer, V~12 From the original program. 'I'HE CENTRAL MICHIGAN PLAYERS present PAPA IS ALL by Patterson Greene July 18. I9, 1945 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Fred R. Bush CAST Mama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Horn Jake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frederick Congdon. V-12 State Trooper Brendle. . . . . . . . William Cramer. v-12 Emma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorothy Ayre Mrs. Yoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marjorie Wise Papa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Jack Iskin, V-12 From tne original program. THE CENTRAL MICHIGAN PLAYERS present LADIES IN RETIREMENT 0! Edward Percy and Reginald Denham August 6,7, 1945 Directed by warriner Auditorium Fred R. Bush CAST Lucy Gilham . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isabel Greennoe Leonora Fiske. . . . . . . . . . . . . Marjorie Wise Ellen Creed . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorothy Kelly Millard Albert Feather . ... . . . . . . . . . Bud Stafford Louisa Creed . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorothy Ayre Emily Creed . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Horn Sister Theresa . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna Seeley __‘ From the original program. MASQUERS present MASHENKA by Alexander Afinogenov December 11’ 12, 13, 1945 warriner Auditorium Professor Vassily Okayemov . . . . . . . Anya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mashenka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leonid Kareyev . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nina Aleksandrovna . . . . . . . . . . . Victor Tumansky. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Pavel Tumansky . . . . . . . . . . . Lyolya Spirina . . . . . . . . . . . . . Galya Chikova. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senya Marshak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . vera C O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O From the original program. Directed by Fred R. Bush William Gregory Jean Chisholm Gwen Gwinn Louie Woodruff Kathryn Dreyer Clinton Stroebel Edward Grant Isabel Greenhoe Helen Teal Alma Argo Mary Eddy THE PLA! PRODUCTION CLASS presents PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Helen Jerome from the novel by Jane Austen January 22, 23. 24. I946 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Fred R. Bush CAST Mr. Bennet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carle Jenkins Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June Brail Mrs. Bennet. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . Oneita Chisholm Lady Lucas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claudine Baize Charlotte Lucas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Roth Jane Bennet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Carnahan Elizabeth Bennet . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beverly Marzolf Lydia Bennet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marilyn Lee ZMr. Darcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Grant IMr. Bingley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eddie Hanson 1hr. Cellins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roy McLain .Amelia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JoAnn Foltz Mr.Wick.nam................HaroldLane Belinda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nettie Mary Brown .Amanda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Johnson .A.Xoung Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonn Lynch Captain Denny. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LeRoy Watt 166 Miss Bingley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia Jahnke Agatha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Hall A Second Young Man . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Cnipman A Maid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna lngersoll Maggie . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doris Upton Mrs. Gardiner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kay Eldred Lady Catherine de Bourgh . . . . . . . . Kathleen Pratt Colonel Guy Fitzwilliam . . . . . . . . Keith Cracker Mrs. Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verlene Cornell From the original program. April 1.2.3. 1946 Warriner Auditorium Catherine Chandler Mrs. Mabledoor . . Miss Baldwin . . MP8 e Sheppard. Mrs. Chubb . . . . Mrs. Manning . . . Mrs. Hollister . . Mrs. Miller . . . Mrs. Smith . . . . Mrs. Dingman . . . Mrs. Fithatrick . Mrs. Haines . . . Isabel Haines . . Mary Stevens . . . Miss Snyder . . . Rev. Mr. Cummings. MASQUERS present THE LAST STOP by Irving Kaye Davis 167 Directed by Fred R. Bush Eleanor Brietzke Patty Looman Glenna Douglas Marion Abbey Iris Wilcox Mae Jewel Hoffman Claudine Baize Jane Goff Eleanor Kalofleisch Barbara Jonnson Oneita Chisholm Marilyn Lee Eleanor Philp Lillian Beebe Marjorie Prior LeRoy Watt Via-Ln er 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O 13‘qu 000k 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O 0 tr 0 VTn 1.5 e O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 Howard Haines. . . . . . . . . . . From the original program. 168 Uarle Jenkins Clinton Stroebel Harald Patten Ed Grant THE CLASS IN PLAX PRODUCTION presents CAREER ANGEL by Gerard.Majella Murray June 3, 4, 59 1946 Warriner Auditorium Directed by Fred R. Bush Jefferson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Lanshaw Sister Mary Gregory . . . . . . . . . . . . Beverly MarzOIf Connie McAdams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Duncan Abigail Garvey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane Goff Sister Fidelis. Meta Hheinhold. Sister Seraphim Angel Guardian. Dottie Devoise. Sadie Fuller. . Mrs. J. Mosely Barr Sister Ubaldus. Jo Hurdles. . . Norma GI insky . Franc ie Thomp son . Jeannie Rinn . . Anna Chevoski . From the original program. Iris Wilcox Joan Muntz Gwen Gwinh Jean Chisholm Donna Ingersoll Virginia Smith Elenore Brietzke Patricia Jannke Jane C. Camlin Arlene Kerton Ruth hall Betty Olmstead Joan Foltz 170 1H5 DRamATiCS woRnSHuP presents ANGnL STHEET oy Patrick Hamilton July 31 and August 1. 1946 Directed by warriner Auditorium E. Turner Stump CAST Mrs. Manningham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorothy Ayre Mr. Manningham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fremont Varnum Nancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lillian Beebe Elizabeth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oneita Chisholm Rough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Gregory Policemen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nelson nicxman Leon Walter From the original program. November 9. 10. ll: Warriner Auditorium Edith . . . . . Ruth Condomine . . Charles Condomine . Dr. Bradman . . . . Mrs. Bradman. . . . Madame Arcarti. . . Elvira . . . . . . MASQUERS present BLITHE SPIRITV by Noel Coward 1946 From the original program. 171 Directed by Fred R. Bush Marilyn Lee Beverly Marzolf Ernest Vegter Gilbert Roperts Sally Carnahan Patty Looman Gwen Gwinn 172 1H5 PLAx PRDDUUTION CLaSS presents HaRhIET by Florence Ryerson and Colin Clements January 20, zl, 22, LB, 1947 Directed by warriner Auditorium Fred R. Bush UAST Auntie Zeb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia Payor Henry Ward Beecner . . . . . . . . . . . . Howard Feury Catherine Beecher. . . . . . . . . . . . . Natalie Haglund harriet Beecher Stowe. . . . . . . . . . . Phyllis Phillips Calvin BbOWC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Shilling William Beecher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex mervin Edward Beecher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth Bryde Mary Beecher Perxins . . . . . . . . . . . Meagan Kelly Charles Beecher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Phillips Thomas Beecher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Flynn James Beecher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacx Smith lsaoella Beecner . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane Pearl Dr. lyman Beecher. . . . . . . . . . . . . William Cramer 1hr. Tuttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Paoalis tr. wycnerly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Farmer Celestine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luella Germain Freddie Store (as a Child) . . . . . . . . Bill Pierson 173 mrs. Hobos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna Gover Freddie Stowe \as a young man) . . . . . . Warren Dolan Georgie Stowe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Bush Hatty Stowe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phyllis Worstell Eliza Stowe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kay Stilson Jerusna Pantry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Ulricn Lowell Denton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russel Raymond Sukey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noreen Dickenson Baley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l'Doc" Arthaud Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eli Engen From tne original program. 174 MASQUERS present THE OLD MAID by Zoe Akins and Edith Wharton March 21, 22, 25, 1947 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Fred R. Bush CAST Nora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phyllis Munro Delia Lovell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meegan Kelly Charlotte Lovell . . . . . . . . . . . . Gwen Gwinn Mrs. Jennie Meade. . . . . . . . . . . . Lillian Beebe Clementina (as a girl or six). . . . . . Barbara Ann Davis Bridget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DorOthy Pratt Dr. Lanskell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Farmer ire. Mingott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patty Looman Joseph Ralston . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roward Feury James Ralston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth Bryde .A Maid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorothea Border [Delia Halsey (Dee) . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Fuller Clementina (as a young woman). . . . . . Joan Muntz .John Balsey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warren Dolan Lanning Halsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Kowalczyk From the original program. 175 ALPHA PSI OMEGA and THE CLASS lN PLAY PRODUCTION present Thh PASSING OF Tnh TthD FLOOR BACK by Jerome K. Jerome May 20, 21. 22, 1947 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Fred R. Bush CAST Mrs. Sharpe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patty Looman Stasia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marilyn Lee Miss Kite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia Jahnke Mrs. Tompkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean Chisholm Mrs. De nooley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elenore Brietzke The Collector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Metoalf Major Tompkins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gilbert Ronerts Vivian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .’. . . Beverly Marzolf Joey Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Billy Pierson Christopher Penny . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russell Raymond harry Larkom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Shilling Jape Samuels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Ulrich The Stranger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ernest Vegter From the original program. 176 ThE CLASSES IN PLAY PRODUCTION present OUR nEARTS WERE XOUNG AND GAY Dy Cornelia Otis Skinner and Emily Kimbrougn July 28, 1947 Warriner Auditorium Steward . . . . Mrs. Skinner. . Cornelia Otis Skinner Otis Skinner. . Emily Kimbrougn Purser. . . . . Stewardess... . Dick Winters. . Admiral . . . . .narriet St. John. 'Winifred Blaugn Leo McEvoy. . . inspector. . . Therese . . . . Madame Elise. . 'Monsieur De La Croix. {indow Cleaner. From tne original program. Directed by Ruth M. Williams Frank Amond Joanne Dziuba Phyllis Phillips James Reed Bonnie Butterfield Lyle Plowman Frances Bublitz James Farmer Frederick Winegarden Frances Buerker Mary Booth Randall Ropertson Theresa Boettger Jill Leach Christine helm Ernest Vegter Robert Cneetnam 177 MASQUERS AND ALPHA PSI OMEGA present klND LAD: DJ Edward Chodorov November l8, 19. 20.1947 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Fred R. Bush CAST Mr. Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eddie Hanson Mary nerries . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . Beverly Marzolr Lucy Weston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phyllis Phillips Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mildred Fisher Phyllis Glenning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meegan Kelly Peter Santard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Skilling nenry Abbott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ernest Vegter Ada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .'. . Betty Olmstead Doctor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warren Dolan* Mr» Edwards. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . William Cramer iMrs. Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elma Mays Aggie Edwards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Bush Gustav Rosenberg . ... . . . . . . . . . . . Russel Raymond From the original program. 178 THE CLASS 1N PLAI PRODUOTlON presents EXCURSiON by victor Wolfson January BO, Z1. zz, l948 Directed by warriner Auditorium Fred R. Bush CAST Obadiah Rich . . . . . . . . . . . thn Gregory Linton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stewart Trainee Stevens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norman Bennett Pep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Hutchinson Gilchrist. . . . . . . . . . . . . Francis Amond Matson . . . . .I. . . . . . . . . Harold Knox Jonathon Rich . . . . . . . . . . Laurie Graves Candy Boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Chipman IMr. Boomer . . . . . . . . . . . . Rooert Medler IMrs. Boomer. . . . . . . . . . . . Doris Addy Mrs. Jacobson . . . . . . . . . . Betty Larson Olie Jacobson . . . . . . . . . . HarOld Sabin Mac Golman. . . . . . . . . . . .JohnHodges ZMiss Dowdie. . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia Myers JLollie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann EnSign iMartha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joanna Debrick iMr. Winch . . . . . . . . . . . . Stan Rescoe ‘4kn‘lll I I l O U l . . v v . o o a d e o . c o s u b I o e v s . c d I o s C I o U r O Mrs. Winch . . . Pauline Winch. . Stanley Winch. . Aiken . . . . . Mrs. Fitchel . . Mr. Fitchel . . Photo Girl . . Lily . . . . . Tessie . . . . . Daisy Loschavio Red Magoon . . . Eileen Loscnavio Lee Pitman . . . Richard Pitman . Pat Sloan . . . Captain Woods. . Tony ..... Radio Veice . . From the original program. 179 C. J. Kingsc0tt Ruth Bastone George Kasel Lloyd Cook Mary Janet B00th Wells Cook Joan Souci Allaseba Parker Joanne Ellis Marilyn Van Deventer Don Nelson Phyllis Talbert Jolly Loyster Robert Mitchell Richard Huck Robert Vaughn Charles Mills Edward Prior 180 TRE CLASS IN PLAI PRODUCTlON presents OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder May 18’ 19, 20) 1948 Warriner Auditorium Directed by Fred R. Bush CAST Stage Manager Dr. Gibbs . . Joe Crowell .1 -Howie Newsome Mrs. Gibbs . Mrs. Webb . George Gibbs. Rebecca Gibbs Wally Webb . Emily We bb . .Professor Willard . Mr. Webb . . First Lady in the Man in the Auditorium . Auditorium. Second.Lady in tne Auditorium Simon Stimson Mrs. Soames Gilbert Roberts Theodore Kjolnede Eddie Hanson Jerry Mikesell Jane VanDerbeck Joanna Debrick Russell Raymond Jacquelyn Lynch Jim Farmer Joan Bush Harold Knox Allen Lockman Evelyn Hill Donald Oyler Beverly Hendrick Rooert Medler Gloria Cook Schultz Constable Warren . . . . . . . . . Si crowell . O O O O O O O O O O 0 Baseball Players . . . . . . . . . 8am Graig O O 0 O O O O O O 0 O 0 Joe SEOddard O O O O O O O O O O 0 Assistant Stage Managers . . . . . organist O C O O O O O O O 0 O 0 Stewart Traines Rooert Chipman Edward Prior Warren Dolan Charles Mills Rooert Vaughn Eugene Winters Earl Kenos Jim Ryan Stanley Trainee Donna Gover People 0; tne Town . . . . JoAnn Baltzer, Barbara Bullock, Sally Carnahan, Lois Lee Cutler, Betty Crumback, moreen Dickinson, Ruth Dingman, nelen Rolmstrom, Mynard Jonnson, Jocelyn Loyster, Rooert Mitchell, Matt Musial, Beverlee Wilkinson From the original program. TnE George July 26, 27, l948 Repeated Oct0ber 11. Warriner Auditorium Della . . . . . . Jo . . . . . . . Hallboy . . . . . McDermott . . . . Berbert Dean. . . Kitty Dean . . . Gwen . . . . . . Perry Stewart . . Fanny Cavendish . Oscar Wolfe . . Julie Cavendisn . Anthony Cavendish .Anotner Rallboy (Gilbert Marsnall G—unga liiss Peaks . . . Gnanfeur e e e e ('3 0 Cub CLASS lN PLAY PRODUCTION presents TRE ROYAL FAmlLY by S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber 13, 1948 CAST From the original program. Directed by Fred R. Bush Joan Ellis George Nesbitt R0bert Stickle Dan Reed wells Cook Anita Gay Martha Ecltz Charles Harrow Joan Bush Randall Rooertson Maegan Kelly Jonn Gregory William Figg Wilton Doenring Allen Robertson Jean Sutter RObert Roxsie 183 KENT STATE UNIVERSITi TREATRE presents THE RETURN OF PETER GRlMM by David Belasoo November 9, l0, l948 Warriner Auditorium Peter Grimm . . . . . . . . . . . Frederick . . . . . . . . . . . Catherine . . . . . . . . . . . James Hartman . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Andrew McPherson. . . . . . . Rev. Renry Batholommey. . . . . . Mrs. Batholommey. . . . . . . . . IMarta . ... . . . . . . . . . . . Col. Lawton . . . . . . . . . . . <310wn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William............. From the original program. Directed by E. Turner Stump Edward D. Shelton Dan Shanower Geraldine Carroll Rick Morris Bill Zucchero Gene Mekler Helen Mitrovka Carolyn Arnold Nick Bozeka Dom DeSimio Don Byrne ISIS. Ail-I.» I ......nlll u a 184 TRE CLASS IN PLAY PRODUCTlON presents I REMEMBER MAMA by' John Van Druten January l8, 19, 20, El, 22, l949 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Fred R. Bush CAST Katrin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorouhy Dugal Mama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Blakeslee Papa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Germain Dagmar.. . . . . . . . .I. . . . . . . . . Margaret Johnson Christine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joanne Olmsted Mr. Ryde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant Little Nels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Frye Aunt Trina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carolyn Reid .Aunt Jenny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Ann DePuy .Aunt Sigrid. . ._. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerre Johnson ‘Unole Chris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dick Cree IMru Thorkelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warren Cleary Dr. Jonnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verrian Kime First Nurse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virjean Brewer Scrubwoman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Subia Second Nurse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara hunter SodAClerk................BillMatua ium-x SI kl .[.!I s V madeline . Dorothy . Jesse . Bellboy . Miss Moorehead. Arne . . . Uncle Elizabeth From the original program. 185 Joan Force Jean Campbell Cam Leonhardt Gerald Sielski Margaret Bates David Evett Twinkle Cree 186 MASQUERS present A SHAKESPEAREAu FESTIVAL march l7, l8. 19. 1949 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Fred R. Bush ThE TAMLNG OF THE SRREW Petruchio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Gregory Grumio ‘ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Irish nortensio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Mitchell Katherina.................JoanBush Bianca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jo Woodruft Baptiste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Kirxish Tailoress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ester Streeter First Witch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna Gover Second witCh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mildred.FiSher Third Witch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Janet Booth Macbeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gilbert Roberts Banquo . Rarold Patten wyton o e o o e o e e e e e e o e o R0081“. St 10:19 Lady Macbeth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joanna Debrick Doctor 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O .Mlcnael xedlnak Gentlewoman e e o o e e e o o o e e e 0 M3” Belle naldeman gliuill't'lj km Portia . . . . Nerissa. . . . Messenger. . . Prince 01 Morocco. Prince of Arragon. Bassanio . . . King Claudius Queen Gertrude. hamlet . . . Polonius. . . Laertes . . . Ophelia . . . Horatio .-. . The Ghost . . Players . . Grave Digger. A PrieSt . o From the original PORTIA'S SUITORS from 187 TnE MERCHANT OE VENICE program. Meegan Kelly . . Jocelyn Loyster . . narold Sabin . . Grant Little . . Frank irisn . . Lloyd Davison Ernest Vegter Anita Gay Randall Robertson Wells Cook Eugene Rydahl Bonnie Graham Jack Frye Benjamin Clark Stan Rescoe Joanne Ellis James Gauthier Herman Bernhardt horman Archamoeault April 23. 1949 .Warriner Auditorium Scruboy . . . . . . Ann . . . . . . Renry . . . . . . hr. Prior . . . . . mrs. Cliveden Banks Rev. William Duke . Mrs. Midget . . . . mr. Lingley . . . . Rev. Frank Thomson. From tne original program. TRE FERRIS PLAXROUSE presents OUTWARD BOUND by Sutton Vane 188 Directed by Dr. Ready E. Rossi and Dr. Oswald Rosssi Alphonse Eparvier Joan Scnweitzer Earl Davis Max Wells Joan Spjeldet Don Benton June Carr Leonidas Couretas Edwin Weber 189 THE CLASS iN PLAY PRUDUCTlON May 11. 12, 13, l949 Warriner auditorium Bessie Green . . . . Renry Susskind . . . Sarah Becker . . . . A Tall Man . . . . . A Stout Man. . . . . A Postman . . . . . Zedorah Chapman. . . Goldie Rindskoff .V. Charles McFadden . . John P. Tedesco . . A Bootblack . . . Regina Gordon . . . Herbert H. Weinberg. Arthur Sandler . . . Lillian LaRue . . . An Errand'Boy . . . Roy Darwin . . . . . George Simon . . . . presents COUNSELLOR AT LAW by Elmer Rice Directed by Fred R. Bush Mildred Fisher Jack Frye Patricia Bunting Herman Bernhardt horman Archambeault Roy Doornbos Jean Campbell Nancy Anderson Mike Yedinak Eugene Rydahl Rooert Stickle Dorothy Dugal Stan Rescoe Lloyd Davidson Patricia Paskiewicz Pat Moylan Frank Robinson John Gregory 190 Cora Simon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anita Gay A Woman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnie Jenks Lena Simon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnie Graham Peter J. Malone. . . . . . . . . . . . . George Nesbitt Johann Breitstein. . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Utterback David Simon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CliIford Clack Harry Becker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Kirkish Ricnard Dwight Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . Harold Sabin Dorothy Dwight . . . . . . . . . . . . . DorOthy Kasel Francis Clark Baird. . . . . . . . . . . Grant Little From the original program. 191 DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH AND DRAMA presents IOU CAN‘T TAKE lT WlTH iOU DY Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman AWE“ 1, 2, 1949 Warriner Auditorium Groucho and Harpo Penelope Sycamore Essie . . . . . Rheba . . . . . Paul Sycamore Mr. De Pinna . . Ed . . . . . . . Donald . . . . . Martin Vandernof Alice . . . . . Henderson . . . . Tony Kirby . . . Boris Kolenkhov . Gay Wellington . Mr. Kirby . . . Mrs. Kirby . . . Directed by Fred R. Bush Themselves Joanna Debrick Anita Gay George Ann DePuy Robert Mitcnell Wells Cook Eugene Rydahl Jim Howie Gilbert Roberts Sally Gray Neil Maxwell Lloyd Davidson Ben Clark Jean Sutter Frank Robinson Mary Jo Woodruff 192 (Ed Hausler ( Three Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Erlind Nordstrom ( (Don Blazo A Woman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Harrison Olga O O O O O O O O O O I O O O O O 0 O O Lida Strong From tne original program. a..- 193 THE ACIING CLASS presents CHARLEY'S AUNT by Brandon Thomas November 30, December 1. 2, 3, 1949 Directed by warriner Auditorium Fred R. Bush CAST Jack Cnesney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gil Roberts vBrassett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Clark Charles wykeham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gene Courter Lord Fanoourt Babberly . . . . . . . . . . Jonn Gregory Kitty Verdun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorothy Dugal Amy Spettigue . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Joanne Ellis Colonel Sir Francis Chesney. . . . . . . . Lloyd Davidson Stephen Spottigue. . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth Zick Farmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Herman Bernhardt Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez. . . . . . . . . . Barbara Scnell Ela Delaney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Markey Roberts Maud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rose Rudoni .From tne original program. -. z ._ -. O C e h e 0 t I o o o o O O O o 4 o o c t u v o l o a g c o e c A : l O O I o O c o 4 c O O u 0 l a o o o o o o e v I 194 THE CLASS 1N PLAY PRODUCTION presents STAGE DOOR by Edna Ferber and George Kaufman January 18. 19, 21, 1950 Warriner Auditorium Olga Brandt . . . Mattie (Colored Maid) Mary Harper (Big Mary). . Mary McCune (Little Mary) Bernice Niemeyer. Madeleine Vauclain. Judith Canfield . Anne Braddock . . Kaye hamilton . . Linda Shaw . . . Jean Maitland . . Bobby Melrose . . Louise Mitchell . Susan Paige . . . Pat Devine . . . Kendall Adams . . Terry Rendall . . Directed by Fred R. Bush Leona Wilberding Charlotte Sonmer Alma Puterbaugh Anna Motter Mary Ann Snyder Joanne Gardner Nancy Post Jean Estes Pat Hall Mary Scherick Joan Olszewski Margaret Orris Harion Croft Bea Scnenk Karilyn Ward Beverly Mell Barbara Schell ... Tony Gillette . . Ellen Fenwick . . Mrs. Orcutt (Housemother) . Mrs. Shaw (Linda's mother). Frank (Colored houseman) Sam nastings . . Jimmy Devereaux . Fred Powell . . . Lou Milhauser . . David Kingsley. . Keith Burgess . . Dr. Rendall . . . Larry WestcOtt. . Billy . . . . . Adolph Gretzl . . From the original program. 195 Imogene Button Nancy Crapo Mary Lou Judd Eleanor Thompson James Norris Paul Marsh Gerald McEwen Robert Mays Maurice Sheppard Ralph Leonard Bill Pietscner Wesley Miller James Gauthier Lloyd Elerthorpe Warren Frosch . , . - l cc! ... . \.- - V . O Q C U "V D O .4-- .. 1 0 O l' . cl ... ...... ._. ..--...— ALPHA PSl OMEGA JOAN OF LORRAINE Maxwell Anderson April 13. 14. 15. 1950 Warriner Auditorium Masters, the director . . Al, the stage manager . . presents Tessie, the assistant stage Marie, the customer . . Garder, the electrician . Abby, (Jacques d'Arc) . . Charles Elling . . . . . Mary Grey (Joan). . . . . Dollner (Pierre d‘Arc). . Cordwell (Joan d'Arc) . . Quirks (St. Micnael) . . Miss Reeves (St. Catherine) bliss Sadler (St. Margaret) Farwell (Jean dflMetz) . . Noole (LaHire) . . . . . Sheppard (Alain Chartier) by manager 196 Directed by Gilbert Roberts Gil Roberts Bob Halboth Barbara Scnell Joann Cook Jack Frye Eugene Rydanl Frank Amond Jo Debrick Wells Cook Gene Courter Dick.Cronk Bonnie Graham Nancy Post Gene Courter Wells Cook Dick Cronk Les Ward (the Dauphin). . . . . . Jerrson (Georges de Trimollie). . . . . Kipner (Chartres ArcnbishOp of Rheims) Long (Dounis, Bastard of Orleans) . . . Champlain (Father Massieu) . . . Smitn (Thomas de Courcelles). . . From the original program. Joe Kirkish Wally Town Dick Cronk Eugene Rydanl Wells Cook Gene Courter “I _'n_- 198 THE CLASS lN PLAY PRODUCTlON presents TnE LAND lS BRJCHT by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman May 23, Z4, 25, 1950 Directed by Warriner Auditorium Fred R. Bush CAST Blake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty Taylor Matt Carlock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Halboth Jesse Andrews . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Bray Ollie Prichard. . . . . . . . . . . . . Clayton Wetmore Lacey Kincaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Pietscher Tana Kincaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jo Ellis Deborah Hawks . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara hunter Ellen Kincaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carolyn Reed Letty Hollister . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackie Barrette Count Waldemar Czarniko . . . . . . . . Chuck Munz Grant Kincaid . . . . . . . . . . . . Gene Courter Flora Delafield . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Post Dan Frawley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellis VanDeventer Miss Perk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beverly Wangoerg Dorset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lois Blanchard Anne Snadd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Hall Clare Caron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Tabac Linda Kincaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marilyn Van Deventer Wayne Kincaid . . . Maid . . . . . . . Jerry Hudson. . . . Theodore Kincaid. . Chauffeur . . . . Joe Tonnetti. . . . Greta . . . . . . . Bennett . . . . . . Tommie . . . . . . Ellen Hudson. . . . Lacey Kincaid II. . Bart nilliard . . . Count Waldemar Czarniko From the original program. Wells Cook Patricia Mild Bob McKinnon Fred Scnmidt John Woodworth Dick Flewelling Ginny Steiger Madge Jack Mary Belle Haldeman Jo harrison Wally Town Clyde Downer Jonn Labbe M. a o O O O n I e D O I Q h 0 e o I O O O t l a I d a I a i a v t I O I I I O a O a O O D I h 0 O C O D 0 O O 0 I Q n O O 19’ All EDD, E4." 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Barrie The Manoeuvers_g£ Jane, by Sir Henry Arthur Jones Sherwood, by Alfred Noyes The Charm School, by Alice Duerr Miller and FobertfimilEOn The Devil's Disctple, by George Bernard Shaw Daddy Long Eggs, by Jean Webster The Palace 2323331, by W. S. Gilbert Craig's gigs, by George Kelly All.2£.fl Sudden Pepe The Cassilis' Engagement, by St. John Hankin So This _I_s London, by Arthur Goodrich New Brooms, by Frank Craven Come Out 23 The Kitchen, by A. E. Thomas 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 PO (0 (II The World and His_Wife, by Jose de Echegaray The Ivory Door, by A. A. Milne The Liars, by Sir Henry Arthur Jones The Torch Bearers, by George Kelly Remember the Day, by Philo Higley and Phillip Dunning Holiday, by Phillip Barry The Night of January 16th, by Ayn Rand Tovarich, by Jacques Duval #****#********* 1939-1940 Mr. Pim Passes By, by A. A. Milne Journey's End, by Robert Sherriff Vhat A Life, by Clifford Goldsmith 1940-1941 Our Town, by Thornton Wilder Outward Bound, by Sutton Vane The Youngest, by Phillip Barry The Taming of_the Shrew, by William Shakespeare 1941-1942 The Man Who Came 23 Dinner, by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart Stage Door, by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman Lost Horizons, by John Hayden and.Harry Segall First Lady, by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart 1942-1943 1943-1944 1944-1945 1945-1946 Call 13 A Day, by Dodie Smith Double Door, by Elisabeth McFadden Letters 23 Lucerne, by Fritz Rotter and Allen Vincent . Watch 22 the Rhine, by Lillian Hellman Post Road, by Wilbur Steele and Norma Mitchell N ght Must Fall, by Emylyn Williams Miss Jimmy, by Jean Provence Fanny and The Servant Problem, by Jerome K. Jerome Claudia, by Rose Franken Janie, by Josephine Benthon and Herschel Williams he Song 9: Bernadette, by Jean and Walter Kerr Dark Victory, by George Brewer and Bertram Bloch Jane Eyre, by Wall Spence Paga I§_All, by Patterson Greene Ladies in Retirement, by Edward Percy and Reginald—Denham Mashenka, by Alexander Afingenov Pride and Preludice, by Helen Jerome The Last Stgg, by Irving Kaye Davis Career Angel, by Gerald M. Murray 1946-1947 1947—1948 1948-1949 Hamlet, by William Shakespeare Angel Street, by Patrick Hamilton Blithe Spirit, by Noel Coward Harriet, by Florence Ryerson and Colin Clements The Old.Maid, by Zoe Akins The Passin ‘2: the Third Floor Back, by Jerome K. gerome Our Hearts Were Young and Ga*, by Cornelia Otis kinner and Emily Kim rough‘ Kind Lady, by Edward Choderov Excursion, by Victor Wolfson he Night 23 January 16th, by Ayn Rand Our Town, by Thornton Wilder The Royal Family, by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman The Return of Peter Grimm, by David Belasco .I Remember Mama, by John Van Druten Hamlet, by William Shakespeare The Taming of The Shrew, by William Shakespeare The Merchant 23 Venice, by William Shakespeare Macbeth, by William Shakespeare Outward Bound, by Sutton Vane Counsellor A£_Law, by Elmer Rice 1949-1950 I) 0 L: ...4 You Can't Take It With You, by George S. Kaufman and Mossmarf The Taming of The Shrew, by William Shakespeare wr— ‘IRepeat Perlormance) harley's Aunt, by Brandon Thomas Stage Door, by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman Joan 2£_Lorraine, by Maxwell Anderson The Land Is Bright, by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman ’0' 26m Rma um um